150 PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY. [Book XXV. 



purpose, even when the mouth is suffering from defluxions. 

 Ginquefoil effects the cure of ulcerations and offensive breath ; 

 psyllium 35 is used also for ulcers of the mouth. 



CHAP. 110. REMEDIAL PREPARATIONS FOR OFFENSIVE BREATH : 

 TWO KINDS OF THEM. 



We shall also here make mention of certain preparations for 

 the cure of offensive breath a most noisome inconvenience. 

 For this purpose, leaves of myrtle and lentisk are taken in equal 

 proportions, with one half the quantity of Syrian nut-galls ; 

 they are then pounded together and sprinkled with old wine, 

 and the composition is chewed in the morning. In similar 

 cases, also, ivy berries are used, in combination with cassia and 

 myrrh ; these ingredients being mixed, in equal proportions, 

 with wine. 



For offensive odours of the nostrils, even though attended 

 with carcinoma, the most effectual remedy is seed of dra- 

 contium 36 beaten up with honey. An application of hyssop has 

 the effect of making bruises disappear. Brand marks 37 in the 

 face are healed by rubbing them with mandragora. 38 



SUMMARY. Remedies, narratives, and observations, twelve 

 hundred and ninety-two. 



ROMAN AUTHORS QUOTED. C. Yalgius, 39 Pompeius Lenaeus, 40 

 Sextius Niger 41 who wrote in Greek, Julius Bassus 42 who 

 wrote in Greek, Antonius Castor, 43 Cornelius Celsus, 44 Fabi- 



FOREIGN AUTHORS QUOTED. Theophrastus, 46 Apollodorus, 47 

 Democritus, 48 Juba, 49 Orpheus, 50 Pythagoras, 51 Mago, 52 Menan- 



35 See c. 90 of this Book. 36 See B. xxiv. cc. 91, 93. 



37 " Stigmata." 3S See c. 94 of this Book. 



39 See end of B. xx. 40 See end of B. xiv. 



41 See end of B. xii. 42 See end of B. xx. 



43 See end of B. xx. 44 See end of B. vii. 



45 j^ Fabianus Papirius, see end of B. ii. ; for Fabianus Sabinus, see 

 end of B. xviii. 



46 See end of B. iii. 47 See end of B. xi. 

 48 See end of B. ii. 49 See end of B. v. 

 50 See end of B, xx. 5l See end of B. ii. 

 52 See end of B. viii. 



