CHAP. 24.—PISSELÆON AND PALIMPISSA: SIXTEEN REMEDIES.
We have already [Note] described the way in which liquid pitch
and the oil known as pisselæon are made. Some persons boil
the pitch over again, and give it the name of "palimpissa." [Note] For
quinzy [Note] and affections of the uvula, liquid pitch is employed
internally. It is used also for the cure of ear-ache, for the
improvement of the sight, and as a salve for the lips; and is
employed for hysterical suffocations, inveterate coughs, profuse
expectorations, spasms, nervousness, opisthotony, paralysis,
and pains in the sinews. It is a very excellent remedy too for
itch in dogs and beasts of burden.
