CHAP. 28.—LIMONION, OR NEUROIDES: THREE REMEDIES.
There is a wild beet, too, known by some persons as "limonion," [Note] and by others as "neuroides;" it has leaves much
smaller and thinner than the cultivated kind, and lying closer
together. These leaves amount often to eleven [Note] in number,
the stalk resembling that of the lily. [Note] The leaves of this plant
are very useful for burns, and have an astringent taste in the
mouth: the seed, taken in doses of one acetabulum, is good
for dysentery. It is said that a decoction of beet with the
root has the property of taking stains out of cloths and
parchment.
