The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page 222
... sores of the eyes , albugo , and argema . Mixed with honey , it is used as a liniment for the stings of serpents and all kinds of ulcerous sores . In com- 7 6 bination with woman's milk , it is employed for affections of the ears ; and ...
... sores of the eyes , albugo , and argema . Mixed with honey , it is used as a liniment for the stings of serpents and all kinds of ulcerous sores . In com- 7 6 bination with woman's milk , it is employed for affections of the ears ; and ...
Page 225
... sores . It is good for the cure of coughs , catarrhs , and all affections of the lungs and of the trachea , whether given in the form of a ptisan , or eaten raw , the head excepted : it must be taken , however , with- out bread , and ...
... sores . It is good for the cure of coughs , catarrhs , and all affections of the lungs and of the trachea , whether given in the form of a ptisan , or eaten raw , the head excepted : it must be taken , however , with- out bread , and ...
Page 227
... sores , and employed with pitch , it will extract an arrow even from the wound . In cases of leprosy , lichen , and eruptions of the skin , it acts as a detergent , and effects a cure , in combination with wild marjoram , or else ...
... sores , and employed with pitch , it will extract an arrow even from the wound . In cases of leprosy , lichen , and eruptions of the skin , it acts as a detergent , and effects a cure , in combination with wild marjoram , or else ...
Page 229
... sores . plant is found growing in the fields . A third kind , again , grows in the woods ; the name given to it is " isatis . " 43 The leaves of this last , beaten up and applied with polenta , are very useful for the cure of wounds . A ...
... sores . plant is found growing in the fields . A third kind , again , grows in the woods ; the name given to it is " isatis . " 43 The leaves of this last , beaten up and applied with polenta , are very useful for the cure of wounds . A ...
Page 240
... sores on the body , known as nomæ ; " that it has the property , also , of removing excrescences , and of reducing the scars of wounds and sores ; that if chewed raw with honey , it is a cure for ulcers of the mouth and tonsils ; and ...
... sores on the body , known as nomæ ; " that it has the property , also , of removing excrescences , and of reducing the scars of wounds and sores ; that if chewed raw with honey , it is a cure for ulcers of the mouth and tonsils ; and ...
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ancients applied topically arrests barley bean beaten beneficial bladder blossom boiled bowels bulbs cabbage Cæsar calends called CHAP chaplets colour Columella corn cucumber cultivated cunila cure decoction defluxions Dioscorides diseases diuretic doses dried dysentery effect efficacious Egypt emmenagogue employed endive erysipelas esteemed extremely fact Fée remarks Fée says Fée thinks flatulency flavour flower garden given grain Greeks grows head head-ache Heliotropium Hippocrates honey Italy jugerum juice kind known leaf leaves lettuce liniment Linnæus maladies medicinal properties mentioned mixed moon nature numerous oxymel pains parsley particularly persons plant Pliny poison polenta poppy Portrait pounded present day probably produce purpose radish REMEDIES DERIVED resemblance root saffron scorpions seed sextarii similar smell soil sores sowing sown Sprengel stalk stem stings stings of serpents stomach strangury taken in drink taken in wine Theophrastus Trans tumours ulcers uterus varieties vine vinegar vols wheat wild wind winter