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physicians have their preference ; the Macedonian is 

 the best, the next best comes from Cassiope." 



LVI. Femur biibulum (" ox thigh ") is the name Fmnr 

 given to a plant which, appHed fresh and beaten up in " " '""' 

 vinegar and salt, is one of the remedies ^ beneficial 

 for the sinews. 



LVII. Galeopsis, called by some galeobdolon or Gaieopsis. 

 gaHon, has stem and leaves like those of the nettle, 

 but smoother, and giving ofF when beaten up an 

 offensive smell ; the flower is purple. It grows along 

 hedges and lanes eveiywhere. Its leaves and stalks, 

 beaten up in vinegar and appHed, cure indurations 

 and maHgnant growths, dispersing scrofulous sores, 

 superficial abscesses and parotid swellings. It is also 

 beneficial <^ to use the juice of a decoction as a fomen- 

 tation. With the addition of salt moreover it heals 

 festering sores and gangrenes. 



LVIII. Glaux, called of old eugalacton, has leaves aimix. 

 Hke those of cytisus and the lentil ; they are whiter 

 underneath. The branches, five or six in number, 

 extremely slender and springing from the root, 

 He along the ground ; on them form small, purple 

 blossoms. It is found near the sea, and is boiled in 

 similago porridge to stimulate a rich supply of milk ; 

 those who <^ have drunk a dose should proceed to a 

 bath. 



LIX. Glaucion grows in Syria and Parthia, a low oiaucion. 

 plant, with tightly packed leaves, rather Hke those of 

 the poppy but smaller and dirtier looking ; it has 

 a foul smell and a bitter, astringent taste. The seed, 

 of a saffron colour, is put into a pot luted mth fuller's 

 clay and heated in an oven. Then it is taken out, 

 and a juice of the same name is extracted from it. 

 Both the juice and beaten-up leaves are used for the 



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