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Pliny's natural history. [Book XXVII. 
CHAP. 101. THE PHELLANDRION : TWO REMEDIES. 
The phellandrion'^^ grows in marshy spots, and has a leaf like 
that of parsley : the seed of it is taken in drink for calculi and 
affections of the bladder. 
CHAP. 102. THE PHALARIS I TWO REMEDIES. 
The phalaris"^^ has a long thin stem, like a reed, with a 
drooping flower at the extremity ; the seed is like that of 
sesame. This plant, too, taken with milk and honey, in wine 
or vinegar, breaks urinary calculi, and is curative of diseases 
of the bladder. 
CHAP. 103. THE POLYRRHIZON I FIVE REMEDIES. 
The polyrrhizon"^^ has leaves like those of myrtle, and 
numerous roots. These roots are pounded and administered 
in wine, for injuries inflicted by serpents : they are useful, also, 
for cattle. 
CHAP. 104. THE PROSERPINACA : FIVE REMEDIES. 
The proserpinaca,"^^ a common plant enough, is an excellent 
remedy for the sting of the scorpion. Powdered and mixed 
with brine and oil, in which the msena^^ has been preserved, it 
is an excellent cure, they say, for quinzy.^^ It is also stated 
that, however fatigued a person may be, to the extent even of 
losing his voice, he will be sure to be refreshed, by putting this 
plant beneath his tongue ; and that if it is eaten, a vomit will 
be the result, productive of good effects. 
Linnaeus has given to the Fine-leaved water-hemlock the name of 
Phellandrium aquaticum, but the seeds of that plant are an active poison. 
It is probable that the Phellandrium, or " Male-cork-plant of Pliny, 
still remains unknown. 
Possibly the Phalaris aquatiea of Linnaeus, the "Water canary-grass. 
Littre gives as its synonym, tbe Phalaris nodosa of Linnaeus, Knotted 
canary-grass. See Beckmann, Hist. Inv. Vol. I. p. 34, .Bohn's Ed, 
"''^ This is an exaggeration ; Dioscorides says " millet." 
Possibly the plant mentioned in B. xxv. c. 54 ; though the Aristo- 
lochia has not leaves like those of the myrtle. 
'9 Supposed to be identical with the Polygonos, mentioned above inc. 91. 
80 See B. ix. c. 42, and B. xxvi. c. 11. From this passage it would 
appear that the maena was preserved in a somewhat similar way to our 
Sardines. See B. xxvi. c. 11. 
