# Herbal pages open with a word found on no other page

> The first word of an herbal page is unique to that page 71 % of the time against 31 % for the rest of its first line (half C; Latin in the same lines 18…

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Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

# Herbal pages open with a word found on no other page

The first word of an herbal page is unique to that page 71 % of the time against 31 % for the rest of its first line (half C; Latin in the same lines 18 % and 24 %).

EstablishedObservationConfirmatory0

## What it bears on 11 answers

[A constructed philosophical language (v0.1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS08JGB6A42K76/a-constructed-philosophical-language-v0-1)

Still possible · weighs little · H-V01-CONLANG

FOR

[A court or spa regimen of baths](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G05QA1NJQ/a-court-or-spa-regimen-of-baths)

Still possible · weighs little · H-G-BALNEO

FOR

[A mnemonic or notational system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03H04NHH/a-mnemonic-or-notational-system)

Ruled out · weighs little · H-G-MNEMONIC

FOR

[A natural language in an invented script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G048E3AAR/a-natural-language-in-an-invented-script)

Still possible · weighs little · H-TH-LANG

FOR

[A religious house's infirmary compendium](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G05FG0QNP/a-religious-houses-infirmary-compendium)

Still possible · weighs some · H-G-INFIRMARY

FOR

[A scholastic encyclopaedia of nature](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G06ER39DQ/a-scholastic-encyclopaedia-of-nature)

Still possible · weighs some · H-G-ENCYCLOPAEDIA

FOR

[An alchemical and distillation manual](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G066Y44M0/an-alchemical-and-distillation-manual)

Still possible · weighs little · H-G-ALCHEMY

NEUTRAL

[Each herbal page opens with its plant's name](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03967MY1/each-herbal-page-opens-with-its-plants-name)

Most likely · weighs heavily · H-G-HERBAL-NAMES

FOR

[Heavily abbreviated Latin or vernacular](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03RT3STZ/heavily-abbreviated-latin-or-vernacular)

Still possible · weighs little · H-G-ABBREVIATION

FOR

[Latin or a vernacular under a table cipher](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04G82R7C/latin-or-a-vernacular-under-a-table-cipher)

Still possible · weighs little · H-TH-CIPHER

FOR

[No plaintext: a procedure produced it](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04R26QE0/no-plaintext-a-procedure-produced-it)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GENERATED

AGAINST

## Found by 1 run

| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-242 | Herbal pages (half C): first word unique to its page vs rest of first line | 0.71 vs 0.31 (n 62) | Latin same layout 0.18 vs 0.24 | Supported | 22 Oct |

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). Herbal pages open with a word found on no other page [Evidence EVD0D8GDYWG2XHY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDYWG2XHY
```

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**EVD** 0D8GDYWG2XHY

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[Session 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8EPKD059SN/session-9-the-inquiry-framework-the-inductive-battery) · 22 Oct 2026

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