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fatal. For this disease, plantago'* is remedial, mixed with 
Cimolian^ chalk ; vervain, used by itself; or root of persolata.® 
For other kinds of erysipelas of a spreading nature, root of 
cotyledon' is used, mixed with honied wine ; aizoum also,^ or 
juice of linozostis,^ in combination with vinegar. 
CHAP, 75. (12.) — EEMEDIES FOE SPEAINS. 
For the cure of sprains, root of polypodion^^ is used, in the 
form of a liniment : the pain and swelling are modified also by 
using seed of psyllion leaves of plantago^^ beaten up with 
a little salt ; seed of verbascum,^^ boiled in wine and pounded ; 
or hemlock with axle-grease. Leaves of ephemeron^* are applied 
topically to tumours and tuberosities, so long as they are 
capable of being dispersed. 
CHAP. 76. — EEMEDIES EOE JAUNDICE. 
It is upon the eyes in particular that jaundice is productive 
of so remarkable an effect ; the bile penetrating between the 
membranes, so extremely delicate as they are and so closely 
united. Hippocrates^^ tells us that the appearance of jaundice 
on or after the seventh day in fevers is a fatal symptom ; but 
I am acquainted with some instances in which the patients 
survived after having been reduced to this apparently hopeless 
state. We may remark also, that jaundice sometimes comes 
on without fever supervening. It is combated by taking the 
greater centaury, as already mentioned, in drink ; agaric, in 
doses of three oboli in old wine; or leaves of vervain, in doses 
of three oboli, taken for four consecutive days in one hemina of 
mulled wine. Eut the most speedy cure of all is effected by 
using juice of cinquefoil, in doses of three cyathi, with salt 
and honey. Eoot of cyclaminos^"^ is also taken in drink in 
doses of three drachmae, the patient sitting in a warm room 
free from all cold and draughts, the infusion expelling the 
bile by its action as a sudorific. 
* See B. XXV. c. 39. 5 gee B. xxxv. c. 57. 
6 See B, XXV. c. 66. ? ^ee B. xxv. c. 101. 
8 See B. xxv. c. 102. 9 See B. xxv. c. 18. 
10 See c. 37 of this Book. ^ See B. xxv. c. 90. 
12 See B. xxv. c. 39. i3 See B. xxv. c. 73. 
1^ See B. xxv. c. 107. i^ B. iv. cc. 62, 64. 
i« See B. xxv. c. 30. i7 See B. xxv. c. 67. 
