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NATURAL HISTORY

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WITH COPIOUS NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

BY THE LATE

JOHN BOSTOCK, M.D., F.R.S.,

AND

H. T. RILEY, ESQ., B.A.,

LATE SCHOLAR OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.

VOL. V.

LONDON : HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

MDCCCLTI.

J. BILLING, PBINTF.K AND STKREOTYPER (FROM WOKING), GU1LDKOBD, 8UEHKY.

CONTENTS

OF THE FIFTH VOLUME.

BOOK XXIV.

THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE FOREST TREES.

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1. The antipathies and sympathies which exist among trees and

plants . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. The lotus of Italy : six remedies 3

3. Acorns : thirteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . 4

4. The kermes-berry of the holm-oak : three remedies .. .. ib.

5. Gall-nuts : twenty-three remedies . . . . . . . . 5

6. Mistletoe: eleven remedies .. .. .. .. .. ib.

7. The excrescences which grow on the robur : one remedy. The

cerrus : eight remedies . . . . . . . . . . 6

8. The cork-tree : two remedies . . . 7

9. The beech : four remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

I 10. The cypress : twenty- three remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

11. The cedar: thirteen remedies .. .. .. .. .. 8

I 12. Cedrides ; ten remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. 9

13. Galbanum: twenty-three remedies 10

[ 14. Hammoniacum: twenty-four remedies 11

15. Storax; ten remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

i]6. Spondylium : seventeen remedies .. .. .. .. 12

17. Sphagnos, sphacos, or bryon : five remedies .. .. .. ib.

18. The terebinth ; six remedies. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

' 19. The pitch-tree and the larch : eight remedies 13

\ 20. The chamaepitys : ten remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

\ 21. Thepityusa: six remedies 14

22. Resins: twenty-two remedies 15

23. Pitch : twenty- three remedies . . . . . . . . . . 17

I 24. Pisseleeon and palimpissa : sixteen remedies .. .. .. 18

? 25. Pissasphaltos : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

26. Zopissa: one remedy 19

27. The torch-tree : one remedy . . ib.

28. The lentisk : twenty-two remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

29. The plane-tree : twenty -five remedies . . . . . . . . 20

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30. The ash : five remedies 21

31. The maple : one remedy ib.

32. The poplar : eight remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

33. The elm : sixteen remedies 22

34. The linden-tree : five remedies 23

35. The elder : fifteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

36. The juniper : twenty-one remedies 24

37. The willow : fourteen remedies. The willow of Ameria : one

remedy . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 25

38. The vitex : thirty-three remedies 26

39. The erica : one remedy 28

40. The broom : five remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

41. The myrica, otherwise called tamarica, or tamarix : three re-

medies .. .. .. .. .. .. •.. .. 29

42. The brya : twenty-nine remedies 30

43. The blood-red shrub : one remedy 31

44. The siler : three remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

45. The privet : eight remedies . . . . . . . . . . 32

46. The alder : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

47- The several varieties of the ivy: thirty-nine remedies .. ib.

48. The cisthos : five remedies 34

49. The cissos erythranos : two remedies. The chamsecissos : two

remedies. The smilax : three remedies. The clematis :

eighteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

50. The reed : nineteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . 35

61. The papyrus, and the paper made from it : three remedies . . 36

52. The ebony : five remedies .. .. .. .. .. 37

53. The rhododendron : one remedy , . . . . . . . ib.

54. The rhus or sumach-tree ; two varieties of it : eight remedies.

Stomatice 38

55. Rhus erythros : nine remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

56. The erythrodanus : eleven remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

57. The alysson : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . 39

58. The radicula or struthion : thirteen remedies. The apocynum :

two observations upon it . . . . . . . . . . ib.

59. Rosemary : eighteen remedies . . « . . . . . . . 40

60. The seed called cachrys. .. .. .. .. ..41

61. The herb savin : seven remedies .. .. .. .. . . . ib.

62. Selago : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

63. Samolus : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

64. Gum : eleven remedies . . . . ib.

65. The Egyptian or Arabian thorn : four remedies . . . . 43

66. The white thorn : two remedies. The acanthion : one remedy ib.

67. Gum acacia : eighteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

68. Aspalathos : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . 4o

69. The erysisceptrum, adipsatheon, or diaxylon : eight remedies ib.

70. The thorn called appendix: two remedies. The pyracantha:

one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

71. The paliurus : ten remedies ib.

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72. The agrifolia. The aquifolia : one remedy. The yew : one

property belonging to it . . . . . . . . . . 46

73. The bramble : fifty-one remedies . . . . . . . . 47

74. The cynosbatos : three remedies . . . . , . . . 48

75. The Idaean bramble 50

76. The rhamnos ; two varieties of it : five remedies . . . . ib.

77. Lycium: eighteen remedies .. .. .. ,. .. 51

78. Sarcocolla : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . 52

79. Oporice : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

80. The trixago, chamaedrys, chaniaedrops, or teucria : sixteen re-

medies . , .... . . . . . . . . . . 52

81. The chamaedaphne : five remedies .. .. .. .. ib.

82. The chamelaea : six remedies . . . . . . . . . . tb

83. The chamaesyce : eight remedies .. .. .. .. .. 54

84. The chamaecissos : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

85. The chamaeleuce, farfarum, or farfugium : one remedy. . . ib.

86. The chamaepeuce : five remedies. The charaaecyparissos : two

remedies. The ampeloprason : six remedies. The stachys :

one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

87. The clinopodion, cleonicion, zopyron, or ocimoides : three re-

medies . . , . ib.

88. The clematis centunculus : three remedies .. .. .. 56

89. The clematis echites, or lagine . . . . . . . . . . ib.

90. The Egyptian clematis, daphnoides, or polygonoides : two re-

medies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

91. Different opinions on the dracontium .. .. .. .. ib.

92. The aron : thirteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . 58

93. The dracunculus : two remedies . . . , . . . . . . 60

94. The arisaros : three remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

95. The mille folium or my riophy lion t seven remedies .. .. 61

96. The pseudobunion : four remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

97. The myrrhis, myriza, or myrrha : seven remedies . . . . ib.

98. The onobrychis : three remedies 62

99. Coracesta and callicia .. .. .. .. .. .. i//.

100. The rainsas or corinthia : one remedy .. . . .. .. 63

101. The aproxis : six remedies .. .. .. .. .. ib.

102. The aglaophotis or marmaritis. The achaemenis or hippo-

phobas. The theobrotion or semnion. The adamantis. The arianis. The therionarca. The aethiopis or merois. The ophiusa. The thalassegle or potamaugis. The thean- gelis. The gelotophyllis. The hestiatoris or protomedia. The casignetes or dionysonymphas. The helianthes or heliocallis. The hermesias. The seschynomene. Thecrocis.

The cenotheris. The anacampseros . . . . . 64

103. The eriphia .. 67

104. The wool plant : one remedy. The lactoris : one remedy. The

militaris : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . 68

105. The stratiotes : five remedies .. .. .. .. ib.

106. A plant growing on the head of a statue : one remedy . . ib.

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107. A plant growing on the banks of a river : one remedy . . 69

108. The herb called lingua : one remedy .. .. . . .. ib.

109. Plants that take root in a sieve : one remedy . . . . . . ib.

110. Plants growing upon dunghills : one remedy .. .. .. ib.

111. Plants that have been moistened with the urine of a dog : one

remedy . . , . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

112. Therodarum: three remedies .. ib.

113. The plant called impia : two remedies .. .. . . .. 70

114. The plant called Venus' comb: one remedy .. .. .. ib.

115. The exedum. The plant called notia : two remedies .. .. 71

116. The philanthropos : one remedy. The lappa canaria : two

remedies , . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

117. Tordylon or syreon : three remedies ib.

118. Gramen: seventeen remedies .. .. .. .„ .. 72

119. Dactylos: five remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. 73

120. Fenugreek or silicia : thirty-one remedies .. .. .. 74

BOOK XXV.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WILD PLANTS.

1. When the wild plants were first brought into use . . . . 77

2. The Latin authors who have written upon these plants . . 78

3. At what period the Eomans acquired some knowledge of this

subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

4. Greek authors who have delineated the plants in colours . . 80

5. The first Greek authors who wrote upon plants . . . . ib.

6. Why a few of the plants only have been used medicinally.

Plants, the medicinal properties of which have been miracu- lously discovered. The cynorrhodos : two remedies. The plant called dracunculus : one remedy. The britannica : five

remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

7. What diseases are attended with the greatest pain. Names of

persons who have discovered famous plants . . . . . . 86

8. Moly : three remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

9. The dodecatheos : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . 88

10. The pseonia, pentorobus, or glycyside : one remedy .. .. ib.

11. The panaces asclepion : two remedies .. .. .. .. 89

12. The panaces heracleon : three remedies . . . . . . . . 90

13. The panaces chironion : four remedies .. .. .. .. ib.

14. The panaces centaurion or pharnacion : three remedies . . ib.

15. The heracleon sideri on : four remedies .. .. .. .. 91

16. The ampelos chironia : one remedy ib.

17. Hyoscyamos, known also as the apollinaris oraltercum; five

varieties of it : three remedies . . . . . . , . ib.

18. Linozostis, parthenion, hermupoa, or mercurialis : two varieties

of it : twenty-two remedies . . . . . . . . 92

19. The achilleos, sideritis, panaces heracleon, millefolium, or scopae

regiae ^ six varieties of it : three remedies 94

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20. The teucrion, hemionion, or splenion : two remedies . . . . 95

21. Melampodium, hellebore, or veratrura; three varieties of it.

The way in which it is gathered, and how the quality of it is

tested , 96

22. Twenty-four remedies derived from black hellebore. How it

should be taken 98

23. Twenty-three remedies derived from white hellebore . . . . 99

24. Eighty-eight observations upon the two kinds of hellebore . . 100

25. To what persons hellebore should never be administered .. 101

26. The mithridatia . . 102

27. The scordotis or scordion : four remedies . . . . . . ib.

28. The polemonia, philetaeria, or chiliodynamus : six remedies .. ib.

29. The eupatoria : one remedy 103

30. Centaurion or chironion : twenty remedies . . . . . . ib.

31. The centaurion lepton, or libadion, known also as fel terra :

twenty-two remedies . . . . . . . . . . 104

32. The centauris triorchis : two remedies ib.

33. Clymenus : two remedies .. ,. .. .. .. 105

34. Gentian : thirteen remedies . . . . . . . . . . ?/;.

35. The lysimachia : eight remedies 106

36. Artemisia, parthenis, botrys, or ambrosia : five remedies . . ib.

37. Nymphaea, heracleou, rhopalon, or madon; two varieties of it:

four remedies . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 107

38. Two varieties of euphorbia : four remedies. The chamelaea . . ib.

39. Two varieties of the plantago : forty-six remedies .. .. 109

40. Buglossos : three remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

41. Cynoglossos: three remedies .. .. .. .. .. HO

42. The buphthalmos or cachla : one remedy . . . . . . ib.

43. Plants which have been discovered by certain nations. The

scythice : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

44. The hippace : three remedies .. .. .. . . ..Ill

45. The ischcemon : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

46. The cestros, psychotrophon, vettonica, or serratula : forty-eight

remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

47. The cantabrica : two remedies 1 12

48. Consiligo : one remedy .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

49. The iberis : seven remedies 113

50. Plants which have been discovered by certain animals. Cheli-

donia: six remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. 114

51. The dog-plant : one remedy ib.

52. The elaphoboscon 115

53. Dictamnon ; eight remedies. Pseudodictamnon or chondris. In

what places the most powerful plants are found. How that milk is drunk in Arcadia for the beneficial effects of the

plants upon which the cattle feed . . . . . . . . ib.

51. The aristolochia, clematitis, cretica, plistolochia, lochia polyr-

rhizos, or apple of the earth : twenty-two remedies . . 116

55. The employment of these plants for injuries inflicted by serpents 118

56. The argemonia : four remedies .. .. .. .. ..119

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57. Agaric: thirty-three remedies .... 120

58. The echios ; three varieties of it ; two remedies . . . . ib.

59. Hierabotane, peristereon, or verbenaca ; two varieties of it : ten

remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. ..121

60. The blattaria : one remedy 122

61. Lemonium ; one remedy .. .. .. .. .. ib.

62. Quinquefolium, known also as pentapetes, pentaphyllon, or eha-

maezelon ; thirty-three remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

68.' The sparganion ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . 123

64. Four varieties of the daucus : eighteen remedies . . . . ib.

65. The therionarca : two remedies 124

66. The persolata or arcion : eight remedies . . . . . . ib.

67. Cyclaminos or tuber terrae : twelve remedies .. .. .. 125

68. The cyelaminos cissanthemos : four remedies . . . . . . ib.

69. The cyelaminos chamaBcissos : three remedies . . . . . . 126

70. Peucedanum : twenty-eight remedies ib.

71. Ebulum : six remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. 127

72. Polemonia : one remedy .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

73. Phlomos or verbascum : fifteen remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

74. The phlomis : one remedy. The lychnitis or thryallis . . ib.

75. The thelyphonon or scorpio : one remedy .. .. .. 128

76. The phrynion. neuras, or poterion : one remedy . . . . ib.

77. The alisma, damasonion, or lyron: seventeen remedies. . .. 129

78. Peristereos: six remedies .. .. .. .. .. 130

79. Eemedies against certain poisons . . . . . . . . ib.

80. The antirrhinum, anarrhinon, or lychnis agria: three remedies 131

81. Euclea : one remedy .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

82. The pericarpum ; two varieties of it : two remedies . . . . ib.

83. Remedies for diseases of the head. Nymphsea heraclia : two

remedies 132

84. The lingulaca : one remedy ib.

85. The cacalia or leontice : three remedies . . . . . . 133

86. The callitrichos : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

87. Hyssop : ten remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

88. The lonchitis : four remedies 134

89. The xiphion or phasganion : four remedies ib.

90. Psyllion, cynoides, crystallion, sicelicon, or cynomyia ; sixteen

remedies. Thryselinum : one remedy . . . . . . 135

91. Remedies for diseases of the eyes .. .. .. ..136

92. The anagallis, or corchoron ; two varieties of it : six remedies ib.

93. The aegilops : two remedies .. .. .. .. .. 138

94. Mandragora, circseon, morion, or hippophlomos ; two varieties

of it : twenty-four remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

95. Hemlock : thirteen remedies 140

96. Crethmos agrios : one remedy .. .. .. .. .. 141

97. Molybdsena : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

98. The first kind of capnos, known also as chicken's foot : one re-

medy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

99. The arborescent capnos : three remedies ib.

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100. The aeoron or agrion : fourteen remedies .. .. .. 142

101. The cotyledon : two varieties of it : sixty-one remedies .. 143

102. The greater aizoiim, also called buphthalmos, zoophthalmos,

stergethron, hypogeson, ambrosion, amerimnon, sedum mag- num, or digitellus : thirty-six remedies. The smaller aizoiim, also called erithales, trithales, chrysothales, isoetes or sedum :

thirty-two remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

103. The andrachle agria or illecebra: thirty-two remedies . . 144

104. A remedy for diseases of the nostrils .. .. .. .. 145

105. Remedies for diseases of the teeth . . . . . . . . ib.

106. Erigeron, pappus, acanthis, or senecio : eight remedies .. 146

107. The ephemeron : two remedies .. .. .. .. .. 147

108. The labrum Venereum: one remedy . . . . . . 148

109. The batrachion, ranunculus, or strumus ; four varieties of it :

fourteen remedies . . . . . . . . . ib.

110. Remedial preparations for offensive breath : two kinds of them 150

BOOK XXVI.

A CONTINUATION OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM PLANTS, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PARTICULAR DISEASES.

1. New forms of disease *.. .. .. .. .. .. 152

2. The nature of lichen . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

3. At what period lichen first made its appearance in Italy . . ib.

4. Carbuncle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

5. Elephantiasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

6. Colic 155

7. The new system of medicine : Asclepiades the physician . . 156

8. The changes effected by Asclepiades in the practice of medicine 157

9. Remarks in dispraise of the practices of magic . . . . 159

10. Lichen : five remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

11. Quinzy 161

12. Scrofula ib.

13. The plant called bellis : two remedies .. .. .. .. 162

14. The condurdum . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

15. Cough 163

16. Bechion, otherwise known as arcion, chamaeleuce, or tussilago :

three remedies .. .. .. .. .. .. 164

17. The bechion, known also as salvia : four remedies . . . . ib.

18. Affections of the side, chest, and stomach .. .. . . ib.

19. Molon or syron. Amomum . . - . . . . . . . . 165

20. The ephedra or anabasis; three remedies . . . . . . . 166

21. Geum; three remedies ib.

22. Tripolium: three remedies 167

23. The grompha3na ib.

24. The malundrum : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

25. Chalcetum; two remedies. Molemonium ; one remedy .. 168

26. Halus or cotonea : five remedies 169

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27. The chamaedrops : one remedy. The stcechas : one remedy .. 169

28. Remedies for diseases of the belly . . . . . . . . ib.

29. The astragalus : six remedies . . .. .. .. .. 170

30. Ladanum : eighteen remedies .. .. .. .. ..171

31. Chondris or pseudodietamnon : one remedy. Hypoeisthis or

orobethron ; two varieties : eight remedies .. .. .. 172

32. Laver or sion : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

33. Potamogiton : eight remedies. The statice : three remedies . . ib.

34. The ceratia : two remedies. Leontopodion, leuceoron, dori-

petron, or thorybethron. Lagopus : three remedies .. 173

35. Epithymon or hippopheos ; eight remedies .. .. .. 174

36. Pycnocomon; four remedies .. .. .. .. .. 17o

37. Polypodion ; three remedies ib.

38. Scammony; eight remedies 176

39. The tithymalos characias .. .. .. .. ..177

40. The tithymalos myrtites, or caryites ; twenty-one remedies .. 178

41. The tithymalos paralios, or tithymalis; four remedies .. 179

42. The tithymalos helioscopios ; eighteen remedies . . . . ib.

43. The tithymalos cyparissias ; eighteen remedies .. .. .. 180

44. The tithymalos platyphyllos, corymbites, or amygdalites ; three

remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

45. The tithymalos dendroides, cobios, or leptophyllos ; eighteen

remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

46. The apios ischas, or raphanos agria ; two remedies . . . . ib.

47. Remedies for griping pains in the bowels .. .. .. 181

48. Remedies for diseases of the spleen . . . . . . . . ib.

49. Remedies for calculi and diseases of the bladder .. .. 182

50. Crethmos; eleven remedies. Cachry 183

51. The anthyllion ; two remedies. The anthyllis ; two remedies. . 184

52. Cepeea ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

53. Hypericon, chamsepitys, or corison ; nine remedies .. .. 185

54. Caros or hypericon ; ten remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

55. The callithrix ; one remedy. The perpressa ; one remedy. The

chrysanthemum; one remedy. The anthemis ; one remedy 186

56. Silaus; one remedy .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

57. The plant of Fulvius .. .. 187

58. Remedies for diseases of the testes and of the fundament . . ib.

59. Inguinalis or argemo .. .. .. .. .. .. 188

60. Remedies for inflamed tumours. Chrysippios ; one remedy . . ib

61. Aphrodisiacs and antaphrodisiacs .. .. .. .. 189

62. The orchis or serapias ; five medicinal properties. Satyrion . . ib.

63. Satyrion ; three medicinal properties. Satyrion erythraicon ;

four medicinal properties . . . . . . . . . . 190

64. Remedies for the gout and diseases of the feet . . . . 192

65. Lappago or mollugo ; one remedy. Asperugo ; one remedy . . ib.

66. Phycos thalassion or sea-weed ; three varieties of it. Lappa

boaria . 193

67. Maladies which attack the whole of the body . . . . . . 194

68. The geranion, myrrhis or myrtis; three varieties of it : six remedies 195

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69. The onotheras or onear ; three remedies 196

70. Remedies for epilepsy . . . . . . . . . ib.

71. Remedies for fevers . . . . . . . ... . . 197

72. Remedies for phrenitis, lethargy, and carbuncles . . . . 198

73. Remedies for dropsy. Acte or ebulum. Chamaeacte . . . . ib.

74. Remedies for erysipelas .. .. .. •• .. ..199

75. Remedies for sprains . . . . . . . . . . . 200

76. Remedies for jaundice .. .. .. •• •• ib.

77. Remedies for boils 201

78. Remedies for fistula ib.

79. Remedies for abscesses and hard tumours . . . . . . ib.

80. Remedies for burns 202

81. Remedies for diseases of the sinews and joints ib.

82. Remedies for haemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . 203

83. Hippuris, otherwise called ephedron, anabasis, or equisoetum ;

three kinds of it ; eighteen remedies ib.

84. Stephanomelis .. 205

85. Remedies for ruptures and convulsions. Erysithales; one remedy ib.

86. Remedies for phthiriasis 206

87. Remedies for ulcers and wounds .. .. .. .. .. ib.

88. Polycnemon ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . 209

89. Remedies for warts, and applications for the removal of scars . . ib.

90. Remedies for female diseases . . . . . . . . 210

91. Arsenogonon ; one medicinal property. Thelygonon ; one me-

dicinal property 213

92. Mastos ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

93. Applications for the hair. Lysimachia. Ophrys . . . . ib.

BOOK XXVII.

A DESCRIPTION OF PLANTS, AND OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THEM.

1. Researches of the ancients upon this subject .. .. .. 217

2. Aconite, otherwise called thelyphonon, cammaron, pardaliaiiches,

or scorpio; four remedies .. .. .. .. .. 218

3. JEthiopis ; four remedies . . . . . . . . . . 221

4. Ageraton ; four remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

5. The aloe ; twenty-nine remedies 222

6. Alcea ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

7. The alypon ; one remedy ib.

8. Alsine, a plant used for the same purposes as hebtine ; five re-

medies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ib.

9. The androsaces ; six remedies . . . . . . . . 225

10. AndrosaBmon or ascyron ; six remedies . . . . , . . . ib

11. Ambrosia, botrys, or artemisia ; three remedies 226

12. The anonis or ononis ; five remedies .. .. .. ib.

13. The anagyros or acopon ; three remedies . . . . . . ib.

14. The anonymos; two remedies . . . . . . . . . . 227

15. Aparine, omphalocarpos, or philanthropes ; three remedies . . ib*

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16. The arction or arcturum ; five remedies . . . . . . 228

17. The asplenon or hemionion; two remedies . . . . . . ib.

18. The asclepias ; two remedies .. .. .. .. .. 229

19. The aster or bubonion ; three remedies ib.

20. Ascyron and ascyroides ; three remedies ib.

21. Theaphaca; three remedies .. . . .. .. .. 230

22. Alcibium ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

23. Alectoroslophos or crista ; two remedies . . . . . . ib.

24. Alum, also called symphyton petreeon ; fourteen remedies .. 2:U

25. Alga rufa or red sea-weed ; one remedy 232

26. Actaaa ; one remedy ib.

27. The ampelos agria, or wild vine ; four remedies . . ' . . ib.

28. Absinthium or wormwood ; four varieties ; forty-eight remedies i b.

29. Absinthium marinum or seriphum . . . . . . . . 235

30. The ballotes, melamprasion, or black leek ; three remedies . . 236

31. Botrys, ambrosia, or artemisia ; one remedy .. .. .. ib.

32. The brabyla ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

33. Bryon maritimum ; five remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

34. The bupleuron ; one remedy ' 237

35. The catanance ; one observation upon it. The cemos ; one ob-

servation upon it . . . . . . . . . . ib.

36. The calyx ; three remedies 238

37. The calyx, known also as anchusa or onoclia ; two remedies . . ib.

38. The circaBa ; three remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

39. The cirsion ; one remedy . . . . . . . . . , 239

40. The crata3gonon ; two kinds of it ; eight remedies . . . . ib.

41. The crocodileon ; two remedies .. .. .. .. ., 240

42. The cynosorchis or orchis ; four remedies . . . . . . ib.

43. The chrysolachanum; two varieties of it; three remedies. Co-

agulum terra3 ; two remedies . . . . . . 241

44. The cucubalus, strumus, or strycbnon ; six remedies . . < . ib.

45. The conferva ; two remedies .. .. .. .. .. 242

46. The coccus Cnidius, or grain of Gnidos ; two remedies. . . . ib

47. Thedipsacos; two remedies ib.

48. The dryopteris ; two remedies 243

49. The dryophonon ib.

50. The elatine ; two remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

51. Empetros, by our people called ealcifraga; four remedies . . 244

52. The epipactis or elleborine ; two remedies . . . . . . ib.

53. The epimedion ; three remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

54. The enneaphyllon; two remedies .. .. .. .. 245

55. Two varieties of filix or fern, known to the Greeks as pteris or

blachnon, and as thelypteris or nympha3a pteris ; eleven re- medies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #>.

56. Femur bubulum, or ox thigh . . . . . . . . 246

57. Galeopsis, galeobdolon, or galion ; six remedies. . .. .. ib.

58. The glaux ; one remedy . . 247

59. Glaucion; three remedies. Diaglaucia ; two remedies .. ib.

60. The glycyside, pajonia, or pentorobos ; twenty remedies . . 248

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61. Gnaphalium or charaaezelon : six remedies .. .. .. 249

62. The gallidraga : one remedy ib,

63. Holcus or aristis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

64. Hyoseris : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

65. The holosteon : three remedies ib.

66. The hippophaeston : eight remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

67. The hypoglossa : one remedy .. .. .... .. 251

68. Hypecobn ib.

69. The Idaea herba or plant of Ida : four remedies . . . . ib.

70. The isopyron or phasiolon : two remedies . . . . . . ib.

71. The lathyris : two remedies .. .. .. .. 252

72. The leontopetalon or pardalion : two remedies . . . . ib.

73. The lycapsos : two remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

74. The lithospermum, exonychon, diospyron, or heracleos : two

remedies 253

75. Lapidis muscus, or stone moss : one remedy . . . . . . 254

76. The limeum : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

77. The leuce, mesoleucon, or leucas : three remedies .. .. *b.

78. The leucographis : five remedies . . . . . . . . 255

79. The medion : three remedies ib.

80. The myosota or myosotis : three remedies . . . . . . ib.

81. Themyagros: one remedy .. .. .. .. .. 256

82. The nyma : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

83. The natrix : one remedy. . . . . . . . . . ib.

84. Odontitis : one remedy 257

85.. The othonna : one remedy ib.

86. The onosma : one property . . . . . . . . . . ib.

87. The onopordon : five remedies . . . . . . . . . . 258

88. The osyris : four remedies . . . . . . . . . . ib.

89. The oxys : two remedies. . . . . . . . . . ib.

90. The polyauthemum or batrachion : three remedies .. .. ib.

91. The polygonos, polygonatos, teuthalis, earcinethron, clema, or

myrtopetalos, otherwise known as sanguinaria or orios : four

varieties of it : forty remedies . . . . . . . . 259

92. The pancratium : twelve remedies 260

93. The peplis, syce, meconion, or mecon aphrodes: three remedies 261

94. The periclymenos : five remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

95. Pelecinon : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

96. Polygala : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . ib.

97. Poterion, phrynion, or neuras : four remedies . . . . . . ib.

98. The phalangitis, phalangion, or leucacantha : four remedies . . 263

99. The phyteuma : one property . . . . . . . . . . ib.

100. The phyllon : one property . , . . . . ib.

101. The phellandrion : two remedies .. .. .. .. 264

102. Thephalaris: two remedies .. .. ib.

103. The polyrrhizon : five remedies. . . . . . . . ib.

104. The proserpinaca : five remedies . . . . . . . . ib.

105. Rhacoma : thirty-six remedies . . . . . . . . . . 265

106. The reseda : two remedies ib.

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107. The stoechas : three remedies 266

108. The solanum, by the Greeks called strychnon : two remedial

properties . . . . . . . . - ; *^«

109. Smyrnion : thirty- two remedies. Sinon : two remedies . . ib.

110. Telephion: four remedies 267

111. The trichomanes: five remedies

112. The thalictrum : one remedy ib.

113. Thlaspi and Persicon napy : four remedies

114. The trachinia : one property .. .. .. •• •• 269

115. The tragonis or tragion : four remedies. ib.

116. The tragos or scorpion : four remedies 270

117. The tragopogon or come .. •• ib.

118. The ages of plants **•

119. How the greatest efficacy in plants may be ensured .. .. 271

120. Maladies peculiar to various nations #•

BOOK XXVIII.

KEMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.

1. Introduction . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . 275

"~ 2. Remedies derived from man .. .. .. .. ..276

3. Whether words are possessed of any healing efficacy . . . . 278

4. That prodigies and portents may be confirmed, or made of no

effect 280

6, A description of various usages .. .. .. .. .. -283

6. Two hundred and twenty-six observations on remedies derived

from man. Eight remedies derived from children. . . . 286

7. Properties of the human spittle . . . . 288

8. Remedies derived from the wax of the human ear . . . . 291

9. Remedies derived from the human hair, teeth, &c. .. .. ib.

10. Remedies derived from the human blood, the sexual con-

gress, &c 292

11. Remedies derived from the dead ib.

12. Various reveries and devices of the magicians .. .. .. 293

13. Remedies derived from the human excretions . . .. . . 294

1 4. Remedies depending upon the human will 295

15. Remedies derived from sneezing .. .. .. .. 297

16. Remedies derived from the sexual congress . . . . . . ib.

17. Various other remedies 298

18. Remedies derived from the urine 299

19. Indications of health derived from the urine . . . . . . 301

20. Forty-one remedies derived from the female sex . . . . ib.

21. Remedies derived from woman's milk .. .. .. .. 302

22. Remedies derived from the spittle of females . . . . . . 304

23. Facts connected with the menstrual discharge. . . . ib.

24. Remedies derived from foreign animals : the elephant, eight

remedies 307

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25. Ten remedies derived from the lion .. 308*

26. Ten remedies derived from the camel n.

27. Seventy- nine remedies derived from the hyaena .. .. 309

28. Nineteen remedies derived from the crocodile .. .. .. 31 4:

29. Fifteen remedies derived from the chameleon .. .. .. 31£

30. Four remedies derived from the scincus . . .. . . . . 318

31. Seven remedies derived from the hippopotamus .. . . ib.

32. Five remedies derived from the lynx 319

33. Remedies furnished in common by animals of the same class,

whether wild or tame. Fifty-four medicinal uses of milk,

with observations thereon. . . . . . . . . . . ib.

34. Twelve remedies derived from cheese .. .. .. .. 322

35. Twenty remedies derived from butter . . . . . . . . 323

36. Oxygala : one remedy . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

37. The various uses of fat, and observations upon it, fifty-two in

number. . . . . . . . . . . . . ib.

38. Suet 326

39. Marrow 327

40. Gall ib.

41. Blood 328

42. Peculiar remedies derived from various animals, and classified

according to the maladies. Remedies against the poison of serpents, derived from the stag, the fawn, the ophion, the

she-goat, the kid, and the ass . . .. . . ib.

43. Remedies for the bite of the mad dog. Remedies derived from

the calf, the he-goat, and various other animals . . . . 331

44. Remedies to be adopted against enchantments . . . . . . ib.

45. Remedies for poisons , . .. .. .. .. .. 332

46. Remedies for diseases of the head, and for alopecy . , . . 334

47. Remedies for affections of the eyes 335

48. Remedies.for diseases and affections of the ears. . . . . . 337

49. Remedies for tooth-ache 338

50. Remedies <