CHAP. 48.—MALOBATHRUM: FIVE REMEDIES.
We have already [Note] spoken, also, of the nature of malobathrum, and the various kinds of it. It acts as a diuretic, and,
sprinkled in wine upon the eyes, it is used very advantageously
for defluxions of those organs. It is applied also to the forehead, for the purpose of promoting sleep; but it acts with
still greater efficacy, if the nostrils are rubbed with it, or if it
is taken in water. The leaves, placed beneath the tongue,
impart a sweetness to the mouth and breath, and put among
clothes, they produce a similar effect.
