BOOK XXIV. XXXII. 47-xxxiv. 50 



removes warts and pimples. Poplars also pi*oduce 011 

 their leaves drops from which bees make bee-ghie. 

 With water these drops also have the same heaUng 

 properties as bee-glue. 



XXXIII. The leaves, bark and branches of the e!m The eim. 

 are styptic," and have the property of closing wounds. 



The inner bark in particular relieves leprous sores, as 

 also does a local application of the leaves soaked in 

 vinegar. One denarius of the bark, taken in a hemina 

 of cold water, purges the bowels, being specific for 

 carrying off phlegms and watery humours. Its tear is 

 also appUed locally to gatherings, wounds and burns, 

 which it is good to foment with a decoction. The 

 moisture forming in the pods of this tree brings a 

 brightness to the skin and makes the looks more pleas- 

 ing. The tips of the Uttle stalks of the leaves boiled 

 down in wine cure tumours and draw out the pus 

 through fistulas. The same property is shown by the 

 inner barks. Many hold that the bark when chewed is 

 very good for wounds, and that the leaves, pounded 

 and sprinkled with water, are so for swoUen feet. An 

 appUcation of the moistui-e too, that exudes, as I 

 have said,^ from the pith of the tree when lopped, 

 restores hair to the scalp and prevents it from faUing 

 out. 



XXXIV. The Unden tree is good for practicaUy The Hnden. 

 the same purposes as the wild oUve, but its action is 

 milder. Only its leaves, however, are used both for 

 babies' sores and for those in the mouth ; thej^ wiay be 

 chewed or a decoction may be made of them ; they 



are diuretic. AppUed locally they check men- 

 struation ; taken in drink they draw oif extravasated 

 blood. 



* Book XVI. § 192. 



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