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the ground ; that so it cures epilepsy, helps women to 

 conceive if they merely " carry it on their persons ; 

 that chewed and apphed to sores it heals them most 

 effectively. 



VII. The globules growing on the hard-wood oak Hard-woa 

 mixed with ^ bear's grease restore hair lost through "" ^*' ' 

 mange."' The leaves, bark and acorns of the Turkey Turkey o> 

 oak dry up gatherings and suppurations, and check 

 fluxes. Paralysed parts of hmbs are strengthened 



by fomenting with a decoction of it, which as a sitz 

 bath is useful for drying and bracing these parts. 

 The root of this tree counteracts the poison of 

 scorpions. 



VIII. The bark of the cork-tree, pounded and taken Cork. 

 in hot water, arrests hacmorrhage from either part <* 



of the body, and the ashes of the same taken in heated 

 wine are highly praised as a cure for spitting of blood. 



IX. Beech leaves are chewed for affections of the Beechiem 

 gums and of the Ups. The ashes of the beech nut 

 make a Uniment for stone in the bladder, and with 

 honey for mange. 



X. The pounded leaves of the cypress are apphed Cyipress 

 to fresh " wounds, and with pearl barley to the head 



in cases of sunstroke ;/ they make an apphcation also 

 for hernia, for which too they are taken in drink. 

 With wax they make an ointment also for swollen 



"* Usually taken to be mouth and nose. In view of the fact 

 that jiars often means " side," perhaps mouth and nose make 

 one qmrs, and the anus (piles, etc.) the other. 



• Eecentibus vulneribus seems the most likely restoration of 

 the MSS. serpentibus. It is supported by Dioscorides I. 74, 

 and if vulneribus were omitted (haplography), serpentibus 

 might naturally be written for the now meaningless recentibus. 

 Cf. § 8 of this book. 



^ " Headache after exposure to the sun," perhaps. 



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