CHAP. 105.—THE STRATIOTES: FIVE- REMEDIES.
The Greeks speak in high terms also of the stratiotes, [Note]
though that is a plant which grows in Egypt only, and during
the inundations of the river Nilus. It is similar in appearance
to the aïon, [Note] except that the leaves are larger. It is of a
remarkably cooling nature, and, applied with vinegar, it heals
wounds, as well as erysipelas and suppurations. Taken in
drink with male fankincense, it is marvellously useful for
discharges of blood from the kidneys.
