BOOK XXVI. Lxxxvii. 140-144 



for wounds." Lysimachia is good treatment for 

 fresli wounds,* and plantain for ulcers of all kinds, 

 especially for those of old men and babies. It is better 

 when softened by fire, and with wax-salve cleanses 

 the thickened Hps of ulcers and arrests corrosive 

 sores. The pounded plant when appUed should be 

 covered with its own leaves. Suppui-ations, gather- 

 ings and pitted ulcers are also dried up by chelidonia, 

 wounds are healed so well that it is even used instead 

 ofspodium. It is also appUed with axle-gTcase to 

 sores that are already despaired of. Dittany taken 

 in drink forees out aiTows ; an external appUcation 

 causes to fall out other kinds of weapons — the dose 

 for a draught is an obokis of the leaves in a 

 cyathus of water — and bastard dittany is almost as 

 effective ; both too disperse suppurations. Aristo- 

 lochia also eats away festering ulcers, with honey 

 cleanses those that are foul, expels worms, the 

 callosities also that form in ulcers and all things 

 embedded in the fiesh, especially with resin arrows 

 and bone spUnters ; but the pits of ulcers it fills 

 up by itself or with the addition of iris. For fresh 

 wounds it is used in vinegar ; for chronic ulcers 

 vervain is used, or cinquefoil with salt and honey. 

 The roots of persollata are appUed to fresh wounds 

 that have been inflicted by iron, and the leaves 

 to old wounds, axle-grease being added to both '^ 

 \\\t\\ a covering of the plant's leaves.*^ Other 

 appUcations are damasonium, used as for scrofula, and 

 the leaves of verbascum in vinegar or wine. Peris- 



them is an impositum. So rather reluctantly I have not adopted 

 this brilliant atterapt to restore the true text. 



■^ Or, " with axle-grease as a base for either, and a pledget 

 oi' the plant's leaves" (A. C. A.). 



