BOOK XXVI.. A Continuation of the Remedies Derived From Plants, Classified

A CONTINUATION OF THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM PLANTS, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO PARTICULAR DISEASES.

1. New forms of disease 152

2. The nature of lichen ib.

3. At what period lichen first made its appearance in Italy ib.

4. Carbuncle 154

5. Elephantiasis ib.

6. Colic 155

7. The new system of medicine: Asclepiades the physician 156

8. The changes effected by Asclepiades in the practice of medicine 157

9. Remarks in dispraise of the practices of magic 159

10. Lichen: five remedies 160

11. Quinzy 161

12. Scrofula ib.

13. The plant called bellis: two remedies 162

14. The condurdum ib.

15. Cough 163

16. Bechion, otherwise known as arcion, chamæleuce, or tussilago: three remedies 164

17. The bechion, known also as salvia: four remedies ib.

18. Affections of the side, chest, and stomach ib.

19. Molon or syron. Amomum 165

20. The ephedra or anabasis; three remedies 166

21. Geum; three remedies ib.

22. Tripolium: three remedies 167

23. The gromphæna ib.

24. The malundrum: two remedies ib.

25. Chalcetum; two remedies. Molemonium; one remedy 168

26. Halus or cotonea: five remedies 169

27. The chamædrops: one remedy. The stœchas: one remedy ib.

28. Remedies for diseases of the belly ib.

29. The astragalus: six remedies 170

30. Ladanum: eighteen remedies 171

31. Chondris or pseudodictamnon: one remedy. Hypocisthis or orobethron; two varieties: eight remedies 172

32. Laver or sion: two remedies ib.

33. Potamogiton: eight remedies. The statice: three remedies ib.

34. The ceratia: two remedies. Leontopodion, leuceoron, doripetron, or thorybethron. Lagopus: three remedies 173

35. Epithymon or hippopheos; eight remedies 174

36. Pycnocomon; four remedies 175

37. Polypodion; three remedies ib.

38. Scammony; eight remedies 176

39. The tithymalos characias 177

40. The tithymalos myrtites, or caryites; twenty-one remedies 178

41. The tithymalos paralios, or tithymalis; four remedies 179

42. The tithymalos helioscopios; eighteen remedies ib.

43. The tithymalos cyparissias; eighteen remedies 180

44. The tithymalos platyphyllos, corymbites, or amygdalites; three remedies ib.

45. The tithymalos dendroïdes, cobios, or leptophyllos; eighteen remedies ib.

46. The apios ischas, or raphanos agria; two remedies ib.

47. Remedies for griping pains in the bowels 181

48. Remedies for diseases of the spleen ib.

49. Remedies for calculi and diseases of the bladder 182

50. Crethmos; eleven remedies. Cachry 183

51. The anthyllion; two remedies. The anthyllis; two remedies 184

52. Cepæa; one remedy ib.

53. Hypericon, chamæpitys, or corison; nine remedies 185

54. Caros or hypericon; ten remedies ib.

55. The callithrix; one remedy. The perpressa; one remedy. The chrysanthemum; one remedy. The anthemis; one remedy 186

56. Silaus; one remedy ib.

57. The plant of Fulvius 187

58. Remedies for diseases of the testes and of the fundament ib.

59. Inguinalis or argemo 188

60. Remedies for inflamed tumours. Chrysippios; one remedy ib.

61. Aphrodisiacs and antaphrodisiacs 189

62. The orchis or serapias; five medicinal properties. Satyrion ib.

63. Satyrion; three medicinal properties. Satyrion erythraïcon; four medicinal properties 190

64. Remedies for the gout and diseases of the feet 192

65. Lappago or mollugo; one remedy. Asperugo; one remedy ib.

66. Phycos thalassion or sea-weed; three varieties of it. Lappa boaria 193

67. Maladies which attack the whole of the body 194

68. The geranion, myrrhis or myrtis; three varieties of it: six remedies 195

69. The onotheras or onear; three remedies 196

70. Remedies for epilepsy ib.

71. Remedies for fevers 197

72. Remedies for phrenitis, lethargy; and carbuncles 198

73. Remedies for dropsy. Acte or ebulum. Chamæacte. ib.

74. Remedies for erysipelas 199

75. Remedies for sprains 200

76. Remedies for jaundice ib.

77. Remedies for boils 201

78. Remedies for fistula ib.

79. Remedies for abscesses and hard tumours ib.

80. Remedies for burns 202

81. Remedies for diseases of the sinews and joints ib.

82. Remedies for hæmorrhage 203

83. Hippuris, otherwise called ephedron, anabasis, or equisætum; three kinds of it; eighteen remedies ib.

84. Stephanomelis 205

85. Remedies for ruptures and convulsions. Erysithales; one remedy ib.

86. Remedies for phthiriasis 206

87. Remedies for ulcers and wounds ib.

88. Polycnemon; one remedy 209

89. Remedies for warts, and applications for the removal of scars ib.

90. Remedies for female diseases 210

91. Arsenogonon; one medicinal property. Thelygonon; one medicinal property 213

92. Mastos; one remedy 214

93. Applications for the hair. Lysimachia. Ophrys ib.