CHAP. 93.—BLITE: SIX REMEDIES.
Blite [Note] seems to be a plant of an inert nature, without
flavour or any pungency whatever; hence it is that, in
Menander, we find husbands giving this name to their wives,
by way of [Note] reproach. It is [Note] prejudicial to the stomach, and
disturbs the bowels to such a degree, as to cause cholera in
some. It is stated, however, that, taken in wine, it is good
for the stings of scorpions; and that it is sometimes used as a
liniment for corns on the feet, and, with oil, for affections of
the spleen and pains in the temples. Hippocrates is of opinion, that if taken with the food, [Note] it will arrest the menstrual
discharge.
