BOOK XXV. cx. 175 



pound, when beaten up and sprinkled with old wine, 

 may with benefit " be chewed in the morning, or one 

 may be made of ivy berries, cassia and myrrh, in equal 

 quantities, added to \vine. If the nostrils are the 

 seat of the trouble, even though a cancer-like growth 

 is present, dracontium seed beaten up with honey is 

 very useful. Bruises disappear under appHcations 

 of hyssop, and scars on the face are removed by 

 rubbing with mandrake.* 



" Cf. XXVII § 81 ex usji est fovere. 



* Possibly " by the use of mandrake ointment." 



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