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gent. Fluxes of the eyes are cured by an application 

 of the leaves or of the juice used as ointment. For I 



it cleanses sores of the eyes, replaces lost tissue and 

 makes them cicatrize ; it unglues the eyeHds when 

 sticky. These plants also cure headaches if the 

 temples are smeared " with the juice or leaves ; they 

 neutraUze the bite of venomous spiders ; for aconite, 

 however, an especially good antidote is the greater 

 aizoiim. It is also said that those who have this plant 

 on their persons are not stung by scorpions. They 

 also cure ear-ache, as does the appHcation of a moder- 

 ate amount of juice of henbane," or of achillea, of the 

 smaller centaury, of plantain, of peucedanum mixed 

 with rose oil and poppy juice, and of acoron juice 

 with rose leaves. But all these juices are warmed 

 and injected wiih a strigil, cotyledon being good 

 even for pus in the ears if warmed deer's marrow is 

 added, or the juice of crushed root of ebuhmi strained 

 through a cloth, then thickened in the sun and, when 

 needed, diluted with rose oil and warmed. Vervain cureffor 

 cures swollen parotid glands, as does the plantain, vfo^j^ 

 and sideritis with old axle-grease. 



CIV. Polypus in the nose is treated successfully by poiypus m 

 aristolochia with cyperus. ihenose. 



CV. For the teeth remedies are : chewed root of Remediesfc 

 panaces, chewed root of chironia especially, the juice "''''^^' ■ 

 too if the teeth be rinsed Avith it, the root of hen- 

 bane chewed with vinegar, and that of polemonia. 

 The root of plantain also is chewed, or the teeth 

 are rinsed with the juice of the decoction in 

 vinegar. To eat the leaves also is useful, even if 

 the gums are purulent ; or the seed of the same plant 

 heals abscesses and gatherings in the gums. Aris- 

 tolochia too strengthens gums and teeth, as does 



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