The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page 218
... bowels in females ; for men , too , beaten up with an equal proportion of bread , and taken in wine , it may be found beneficial for similar pains . It 78 " Moloche agria . " 79 See B. xix . c . 27 . 80 See B. viii . c . 73 . 81 De ...
... bowels in females ; for men , too , beaten up with an equal proportion of bread , and taken in wine , it may be found beneficial for similar pains . It 78 " Moloche agria . " 79 See B. xix . c . 27 . 80 See B. viii . c . 73 . 81 De ...
Page 221
... bowels and for strangury , in doses of two or three spoonfuls at a time . The leaves of this plant are useful also , and have the effect of aiding parturition — in animals even : indeed , it is generally said that roes , 1 when about to ...
... bowels and for strangury , in doses of two or three spoonfuls at a time . The leaves of this plant are useful also , and have the effect of aiding parturition — in animals even : indeed , it is generally said that roes , 1 when about to ...
Page 223
... bowels . He says , too , that , employed as a suppository , onions disperse piles , and that the juice of them , taken in combination with juice of fennel , is wonderfully beneficial in cases of incipient dropsy . It is said , too ...
... bowels . He says , too , that , employed as a suppository , onions disperse piles , and that the juice of them , taken in combination with juice of fennel , is wonderfully beneficial in cases of incipient dropsy . It is said , too ...
Page 225
... bowels , and fluxes of long standing ; and a decoction of the outer coat acts as a dye upon grey hair.27 chap . 23. — garlic : sixty - one remedies . Garlic has very powerful properties , and is of great utility to persons on changes of ...
... bowels , and fluxes of long standing ; and a decoction of the outer coat acts as a dye upon grey hair.27 chap . 23. — garlic : sixty - one remedies . Garlic has very powerful properties , and is of great utility to persons on changes of ...
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... bowels , taken in doses of two oboli in vinegar and water . Drunk in wine it is a cure for the stings of serpents , and the leaves and stalk of the plant are pounded and taken in vinegar . They are employed also as a liniment for wounds ...
... bowels , taken in doses of two oboli in vinegar and water . Drunk in wine it is a cure for the stings of serpents , and the leaves and stalk of the plant are pounded and taken in vinegar . They are employed also as a liniment for wounds ...
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