Chap. 58.] REMEDIES EOE DISEASES OF THE TESTES. 187 
The erratic apple/^ too, is an expellent of calculi. Por this 
purpose, a pound of the root is boiled down to one half in a 
congius of wine, and one hemina of the decoction is taken for 
three consecutive days, the remainder being taken in wine 
with sium.^^ Sea-nettle"^^ is employed too for the same pur- 
pose, daucus,^^ and seed of plantago in wine. 
CHAP. 57. THE PLANT OF FULYIUS, 
The plant of Fulvius"^^ too — so called from the first discoverer 
of it, and well known to herbalists — bruised in wine, acts as 
a diuretic. 
CHAP. 58. EEMEDIES FOR DISEASES OF THE TESTES AND OF 
THE FUNDAMENT. 
Scordion"^* reduces swellings of the testes. Henbane is 
curative of diseases of the generative organs. Strangury is cured 
by juice of peucedanum,*^^ taken with honey ; as also by the 
seed of that plant. Agaric is also used for the same purpose, 
taken in doses of three oboli in one cyathus of old wine ; root 
of trefoil, in doses of two drachmse in wine ; and root or seed 
of daucus,^^ in doses of one drachma. For the cure of sciatica, 
the seed and leaves of erythrodanum'^''' are used, pounded ; 
panaces,^^ taken in drink ; polemonia,'^ employed as a friction ; 
and leaves of aristolochia,^^ in the form of a decoction. Agaric^ 
taken in doses of three oboli in one cyathus of old wine, is 
curative of affections of the tendon known as platys^'^^ and 
of pains in the shoulders. Cinquefoil is either taken in drink 
or applied topically for the cure of sciatica ; a decoction of 
scammony is used also, with barley meal ; and the seed of 
either kind of hypericon^^ is taken in wine. 
Generally supposed to be the same as the Apple of the earth," 
mentioned in B. xxv. c. 54. See B. xx. c. 41. 
It is doubtful whether he means an animal or plant ; most probably 
the latter, but if so, it is quite unknown. See B. xxv. c. 64. 
"2 " Herba Fulviana.'* "^^ plant now unknown. 
See B. xxv. c. 27. In reality it is of an irritating nature. 
See B. xxv. c. 70. 76 gee B. xxv. c. 64. 
'"'^ Or madder; see B. xix. c. 17. The seed and leaves are no longer 
employed in medicine ; the root has been employed in modern times, Fee 
says, but with no success. '^^ See B. xxv. c. 11, et seq, 
'9 See B. xxv. c. 28. so ggg ^ ^xv. c. 54. 
Or "broad'' tendon. The Tendon A chillis. 
82 See ec. 53 and 54 of this Book. 
