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Lysimachia 12 is curative of recent wounds, and plantago 13 of 

 all kinds of ulcerations, those on females, infants, and aged per- 

 sons more particularly. This plant, when softened by the action 

 of fire, is better still : in combination with cerate it acts as a 

 detergent upon ulcers with indurated edges, and arrests the 

 progress of corrosive sores : when applied bruised, it should be 

 covered with its own leaves. Chelidonia 14 also acts as a 

 desiccative upon suppurations, abscesses, and fistulous ulcers ; 

 indeed, it is so remarkably useful for the cure of wounds, as 

 to be employed as a substitute for spodium 15 even. In cases 

 where the cure is almost hopeless, it is applied with axle- 

 grease. Dittany, 16 taken internally, causes arrows to fall from 

 the flesh ; used as a liniment, it has the effect of extracting other 

 kinds of pointed weapons : the leaves are taken in the pro- 

 portion of one obolus to one cyathus of water. Nearly equal 

 in its efficacy is pseudo-dictamnon : 17 they are both of them 

 useful, also, for dispersing suppurations. 



Aristolochia 18 cauterizes putrid sores, and, applied with honey, 

 acts as a detergent upon sordid ulcers. At the same time also, 

 it removes maggots, and extracts hard cores, and all foreign 

 bodies adhering to the flesh, arrows more particularly, and, 

 applied with resin, splintered bones. Used by itself, it fills the 

 cavities made by ulcers with new flesh, and, employed with 

 iris, 19 in vinegar, it closes recent wounds. Vervain, or cinque- 

 foil with salt and honey, is remedial for ulcers of long stand- 

 ing. Roots of persolata 20 are applied to recent wounds in- 

 flicted with iron, but for old wounds, it is the leaves that are 

 employed : in both cases, in combination with axle-grease, the 

 sore being then covered with the leaves of the plant. Damaso- 

 niuin 21 is used for wounds the same way as for scrofula, 22 and 

 leaves of verbascum 23 are employed with vinegar or wine. 



Vervain is useful for all kinds of callosities or putrid sores ; 

 root of nympha3a heraclia 24 is curative of running ulcers ; and 



12 See B. xxv. c. 35. 13 See B. xxv. c. 39. 



14 See B. xxv. c. 50. 



15 See B. xix. c. 4, B. xxiii. c. 35, and B. xxxiv. c. 52. 



16 See B. xxv. c. 53. 



17 Bastard dittany. See B. xxv. C. 53. 



18 See B. xxv. c. 54. w See B. xxi. c. 19. 

 20 See B. xxv. c. 66. 21 g ee B. xxv. c, 77. 

 22 See c. 12 of this Book. 23 See B. xxv. c. 73. 

 34 See B. xxv. c. 37. 



