CHAP. 77. (19.)—THE POPPY CALLED RHŒAS: TWO REMEDIES.
The poppy which we have [Note] spoken of under the names of
"rhœas" and the "erratic" poppy, forms an intermediate variety
between the cultivated and the wild poppy; for it grows
in the fields, it is true, but it is self-set nevertheless. Some
persons eat [Note] it, calyx and all, immediately after it is gathered.
This plant is an extremely powerful purgative: five heads of
it, boiled in three semi-sextarii of wine, and taken in drink,
have the effect of producing sleep.
