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Chap. 58.] REMEDIES FOR DISEASES OF THE TESTES. 187 



The erratic apple, 68 too, is an expellentof calculi. For this 

 purpose, a pound of the root is boiled down to one half in a 

 congius of wine, and one hemina of the decoction is taken for 

 three consecutive days, the remainder being taken in wine 

 with sium. 69 Sea-nettle 70 is employed too for the same pur- 

 pose, daucus, 71 and seed of plantago in wine. 



CHAP. 57. THE PLANT OF FULVIUS. 



The plant of Fulvius 72 too so called from the first discoverer 

 of it, and well known 73 to herbalists bruised in wine, acts as 

 a diuretic. 



CHAP. 58. REMEDIES FOB. DISEASES OF THE TESTES AND OF 



THE FUNDAMENT. 



Scordion 74 reduces swellings of the testes. Henbane is 

 curative of diseases of the generative organs. Strangury is cured 

 by juice of peucedanum, 75 taken witli honey ; as also by the 

 seed of that plant. Agaric is also used for the same purpose, 

 taken in doses of three oboli in one cyathus of old wine ; root 

 of trefoil, in doses of two drachmae in wine ; and root or seed 

 of daucus, 76 in doses of one drachma. For the cure of sciatica, 

 the seed and leaves of erythrodanum 77 are used, pounded ; 

 panaces, 78 taken in drink ; polemonia, 79 employed as a friction ; 

 and leaves of aristolochia, 80 in the form of a decoction. Agaric, 

 taken in doses of three oboli in one cyathus of old wine, is 

 curative of affections of the tendon known as " platys" 81 and 

 of pains in the shoulders. Cinquefoil is either taken in drink 

 or applied topically for the cure of sciatica ; a decoction of 

 scammony is used also, with barley meal ; and the seed of 

 either kind of hypericon 82 is taken in wine. 



68 Generally supposed to be the same as the " Apple of the earth," 

 mentioned in B. xxv. c. 54. 69 See B. xx. c. 41. 



70 It is doubtful whether he means an animal or plant ; most probably 

 the latter, but if so, it is quite unknown. 1l See B. xxv. c. 64. 



'* " Herba Fulviana." 73 A plant now unknown. 



74 See B. xxv. c. 27. In reality it is of an irritating nature. 



75 See B. xxv. c. 70. 76 See B. xxv. c. 64. 



77 Or madder ; see B. xix. c. 17. The seed and leaves are no longer 

 employed in medicine ; the root has been employed in modern times, Fee 

 says, but with no success. 78 See B. xxv. c. 11, et seq. 



79 See B. xxv. c. 28. 80 See B. xxv. c. 54. 



81 Or "broad" tendon. The Tendon A chillis. 



83 See ec. 53 and 54 of this Book. 



