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fatal. For this disease, plantago 4 is remedial, mixed with 

 Cimolian 5 chalk ; vervain, used by itself; or root of persolata. 6 

 For other kinds of erysipelas of a spreading nature, root of 

 cotyledon 7 is used, mixed with honied wine ; aizoiim also, 8 or 

 juice of linozostis, 9 in combination with vinegar. 



CHAP. 75. (12.) KEMEDIES FOE SPBAINS. 



For the cure of sprains, root of polypodion 10 is used, in the 

 form of a liniment : the pain and swelling are modified also by 

 using seed of psyllion ; n leaves of plantago 12 beaten up with 

 a little salt ; seed of verbascum, 13 boiled in wine and pounded ; 

 or hemlock with axle-grease. Leaves of ephemeron 14 are applied 

 topically to tumours and tuberosities, so long as they are 

 capable of being dispersed. 



CHAP. 76. REMEDIES FOK JAUNDICE. 



It is upon the eyes in particular that jaundice is productive 

 of so remarkable an effect ; the bile penetrating between the 

 membranes, so extremely delicate as they are and so closely 

 united. Hippocrates 15 tells us that the appearance of jaundice 

 on or after the seventh day in fevers is a fatal symptom ; but 

 I am acquainted with some instances in which the patients 

 survived after having been reduced to this apparently hopeless 

 state. We may remark also, that jaundice sometimes comes 

 on without fever supervening. It is combated by taking the 

 greater centaury, 16 as already mentioned, in drink ; agaric, in 

 doses of three oboli in old wine ; or leaves of vervain, in doses 

 of three oboli, taken for four consecutive days in one hemina of 

 mulled wine. But the most speedy cure of all is effected by 

 using juice of cinquefoil, in doses of three cyathi, with salt 

 and honey. Eoot of cyclaminos 17 is also taken in drink in 

 doses of three drachmae, the patient sitting in a warm room 

 free from all cold and draughts, the infusion expelling the 

 bile by its action as a sudorific. 



4 See B. xxv. c. 39. 5 See B. xxxv. c. 57. 



6 See B. xxv. c. 66. 7 See B. xxv. c. 101. 



8 See B. xxv. c. 102. 9 See B. xxv. c. 18. 



10 See c. 37 of this Book. " See B. xxv. c. 90. 



12 See B. xxv. c. 39. 13 See B. xxv. c. 73. 



14 See B. xxv. c. 107. 15 B. iv. cc. 62, 64. 



16 See B. xxv. c. 3'J. tf See B. xxv. c. 67. 



