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thorax. But one invaluable remedy for diseases of the lungs, 

 and for cases of incipient phthisis, is the root of consiligo, a 

 plant only very recently discovered, as already ^^ mentioned. It 

 is a most efficient remedy also for pulmonary diseases in swine 

 and cattle, even though only passed through the ear of the 

 animal. When used, it should be taken in water, and kept 

 for a considerable time in the mouth, beneath the tongue. 

 Whether the part of this plant which grows above ground is 

 useful or not for any purpose, is at present unknown. Plantago, 

 eaten with the food, betony taken in drink, and agaric taken 

 in the way prescribed for cough, are useful, all of them, for 

 diseases of the kidneys. 



CHAP. 22. TEIPOHTJM : THREE EEJIEDIES. 



Tripolium^ is a plant found growing upon cliffs on the 

 sea-shore against which the waves break, springing up, so to 

 say, neither upon dry land nor in the sea. The leaves are 

 like those of isatis,^ only thicker ; the stem is a palm in height 

 and divided at the extremity, and the root white, thick, and 

 odoriferous, with a warm flavour ; it is recommended for 

 diseases of the liver, boiled with spelt. This plant is thought 

 by some to be identical with polium, of which we have already 

 spoken in the appropriate place. ^ 



CHAP. 23. THE GEOMPH^NA. 



Gromphaena* is the name of a plant, the stem of which is 

 covered with leaves of a green and rose colour, arranged alter- 

 nately. The leaves of it are administered in oxycrate, in 

 cases of spitting of blood. 



CHAP. 24. THE MALUNDETJM : TWO EEMEDIES. 



For diseases of the liver the malundrum ^ is prescribed, a 



»9 In B. XXV. c. 48. 



^ Sprengel identifies it with the Plumbago of B. xxv. c. 22. F^e is 

 not of that opinion, and agrees with Matthioli in considering it to be the 

 Aster tripoliuni of Linnaeus, the Sea starwort. Littre gives the Statice 

 liraonium of Linnaeus. 



2 See B. XX. c. 25. ^ in b. xxi. c. 2L 



* Sprengel and Desfontaines identify it with the Aniaranthus tricolor ; 

 Fee is strongly of opinion that it has not been correctly identified. 



^ Clusius and Sprengel identify it with the Lychnis silvestris of Liu- 

 n«us, the "Wild lychnis or Yiscous catohfly. Fee considers it to be uu- 



