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the pith out of a stem and says that he does it to free 

 so and so from fever, attaching to the patient seven 

 leaves before a paroxysm begins, he is freed, it is 

 said, from the fever. Another remedy is betony in 

 doses of one drachma " in three cyathi of hydromel, 

 or agaric, especially in fevers attended with violent 

 shivers. Some have prescribed doses of three cinque- 

 foil leaves for tertians, of four for quartans, and of 

 more for the other fevers ; others prescribe for all 

 three oboH with pepper in hydromel. Vervain in 

 wine indeed is a remedy for fever even of beasts of 

 burden, but for tertians the plant must be cut at the 

 third joint, and for quartans at the fourth. For 

 quartans and feverish shivers is taken in drink the 

 seed of either kind of hypericum, powdered betony, 

 which checks all shiverings, and panaces also, which 

 is of such a heating nature that those about to 

 travel through snow are recommended to take it in 

 drink and to be rubbed with it. Violent chills ^ are 

 also checked by aristolochia. 



LXXII. Phrenitis <^ is cured by sleep, which will be PhrerUtu. 

 induced by pouring on the head an infusion of 

 peucedanum in vinegar, or the juice of either ana- 

 galhs. On the other hand it is difficult to awaken 

 sufferers from lethargus <^ ; this is done by touching 

 the nostrils with euphorbeum in vinegar, or with the 

 juice of peucedanum. For dehrium ' betony is 

 taken in drink. Carbuncles are made to burst by 

 panaces, and cured by powdered betony in water, or 



" Either the chills of malarial fever, or perhaps the shiver- 

 ings of a violent cold. 



' Phrenitis, lethargus, and insaniae seem to be used in this 

 chapter of mild symptoms, and not of the severe diseases 

 often denoted by the terms. 



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