CHAP. 42.—OIL OF ALMONDS: SIXTEEN REMEDIES.
Oil of almonds is of a purgative and emollient nature; it
effaces wrinkles on the skin, improves the complexion, and, in
combination with honey, removes spots on the face. A decoc-
tion of it with oil of roses, honey, and pomegranate rind, is
good for the ears, and exterminates the small worms that breed
there; it has the effect also, of dispelling hardness of hearing,
recurrent tinglings and singing in the ears, and is curative of
head-ache and pains in the eyes. Used with wax, it cures
boils, and scorches by exposure to the sun; [Note] in combination
with wine it heals running ulcers and scaly eruptions, and
with melilote, condylomatous swellings. Applied by itself to
the head, it invites sleep. [Note]
