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satyrion root, and for corroding sores and gatherings 

 of all kinds an application of sea-weed used while it is 

 still wet. Root of alcima too disperses gatherings. 



LXXX. Burns are healed by plantain, and by Burns. 

 arctium so well that no scars are seen. A decoction in 

 water of crushed arctium leaves is used as Uniment for 

 burns, and so are cyclamen roots with aizoum, and 

 the plant itself of the hypericum I have called " 

 corissum. 



LXXXI. Good for sinews and joints are plantain sinews. 

 beaten up with salt and argemonia pounded '^ in 

 honey. Juice of peucedanum is rubbed all over« 

 those suifering from spasms or tetanus. For in- 

 durations of the sinews juice of aegilops is used as 

 liniment, and for pains of the sinews erigeron (or 

 epithymum) is so used in vinegar. Spasms and 

 opisthotonic tetanus are benefited by thorough rub- 

 bing with seed of the hypericum known as caros, and 

 this seed also benefits if taken in drink. Sinews even 

 when severed are said to be healed by phrynion, 

 beaten up or chewed, if it is appHed immediately. 

 Spasms, palsy, and opisthotonic tetanus are treated 

 by root of alcima taken in hydromeh So taken it 

 also warms rigors. 



LXXXII. Haemorrhage is checked by the red seed Haemor- 

 of the plant paeonia — the root also is styptic — but ''''"^'^' 

 by clymenus when blood is discharged from the 

 mouth or nostrils, or when it flows from the bowels 

 or the uterus ; by lysimachia too taken in drink, or 

 apphed as Hniment, or inserted into the nostrils, 

 also by plantain seed, by cinquefoil taken in drink 

 and*^ apphed, by hemlock seed beaten up in water 

 and inserted into the nostrils should there be 

 ' Or, " thoroughly on." "^ Perhaps " or ". 



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