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brought away. It is given in drink for lumbago 

 and paralysis. Toothache is eased by pounded caper- 

 seed in vinegar, by a decoction of it, or by chewing 

 the root. Boiled in oil it is injected for ear-ache. 

 The sores called phagedaenic are cured by leaves or 

 freshly gathered root applied with honey. In this 

 form the root removes scrofula ; boiled in water it 

 removes parotid tumours and worms. For pains in 

 the Uver it is pounded and appUed with barley meah 

 It also cures diseases of the bladder. In vinegar 

 and lioney it is also given for tapeworm : A decoction 

 in vinegar removes sores in the mouth. Authorities 

 agree that the caper is harmful to the stomach. 



LX. Lovage — some call it panaces — is good for Locagt. 

 the stomach, Hkewise for convulsions and flatulence. 

 Some have called it ox cunila, but wrongly, as I 

 have pointed out." 



LXI. Besides the cultivated cunila there are vuniia. 

 several other kinds used in medicine. The one 

 called ox cunila has a seed Uke that of pennyi'oyal 

 which is curative if chewed and apphed to wounds, 

 provided that the bandage is not taken ofF till the 

 fifth day after. For the bites of serpents it is taken 

 in wine and apphed to the wound after being pounded. 

 The bites made by serpents they rub . . . hke- 

 vvise tortoises that are going to fight with serpents. 

 Certain people call it panacea (all-heal) in this con- 

 nection. It reheves tumours and troubles of the 

 male organs, apphed dry or after pounchng the leaves ; 

 for every use it combines wonderfuUy weU witli wine. 



LXII. There is another, caUed chicken cunila by 

 Romans, Heracleotic marjoram by the Greeks. 

 Pounded and with the addition of salt it is good for 

 the eyes. It reheves a cough also and Uver com- 



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