| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 23.60 | Plin. Nat. 23.61 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 23.62 |
There is a tree, also, which is called the wild pomegranate, [Note] on account of its strong resemblance to the cultivated pomegranate. The roots of it have a red bark, which taken in wine in doses of one denarius, promotes sleep. The seed of
it taken in drink is curative of dropsy. Gnats are kept at a distance by the smoke of burnt pomegranate rind.
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 23.60 | Plin. Nat. 23.61 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 23.62 |
