Deciphering Folio 2v of the Voynich Manuscript: Identification of Cotton Thistle (Onopordum acanthium)

ADDENDUM 3: Deciphering Folio 2v of the Voynich Manuscript – Identification and Processing of the Cotton Thistle (Onopordum acanthium) Author: Dobromir DemirovProject Reference: Main Volume / Zenodo DOI Gateway Overview This document delivers the 100% complete translation and botanical identification of Folio 2v (the verso side of the second leaf). Through the application of the Tran-Old Bulgarian phonetic key, the vegetative subject has been definitively identified as "Magareshki Bodil" (Cotton Thistle / Onopordum acanthium). The surrounding text provides precise guidelines for utilizing this robust plant within the hydraulic and therapeutic framework of the medieval balneological installation. Academic English Translation of the Text Section 1: Upper Left Column (Morphological Action and Initial Thermal Processing):"We systematically subject the plant matter to intensive steam processing (павалма) while it is in its stage of full vegetative growth (арстоя / арсталим). The fresh herbal blocks are introduced into the primary heating boilers (коталим) to express the active medicinal juices directly toward the regulated steam nozzles (воястояа). The volume is steadily heated and decocted (стопалим) within the sealed containment units. Concurrently, the pipeline junctions are reinforced and sealed (залим), allowing the pressurized fluid to safely pass and drain through the wide-open main outlet channel (зоя)." Section 2: Lower Main Column (Agitation, Clarification, and Sub-surface Distribution):"The intensive vaporization cycle continues (паваим), requiring a deep mechanical agitation and stirring of the decoction (ровам) to prevent crystallization. The enriched fluid must be kept in continuous rotational circulation (валива / валияои) within the structural foundation chambers (копа) beneath the boiling apparatus. The herbal extract is then allowed to stand undisturbed until it becomes perfectly clarified, translucent, and pure (ваиста). Once maximum purity is achieved, the final sealing process (оизалим) is executed. The refined medicinal infusion is then directed to flow downward through the tiered distribution levels (стапа) to form a uniform circulation layer (стла) within the sub-surface reservoir network."