CHAP. 3. (3.)-ACORNS: THIRTEEN REMEDTES.
Acorns, [Note] pounded with salted axle-grease, [Note] are curative of
those indurations known as "cacoethe." [Note] The acorn of the
holm-oak, however, is the most powerful in its effects; ad(
in all these trees the bark is still more efficacious, as well as
the inner membrane which lies beneath it. A decoction of
this last is good for cœliac affections; and it is applied topically
in cases of dysentery, as well as the acorns, which are em-
ployed also for the treatment of stings inflicted by serpents,
fluxes, and suppurations. The leaves, acorns, and bark, as
well as a decoction prepared from them, are good as counter-
poisons. A decoction of the bark, boiled in cows' milk, is
used topically for stings inflicted by serpents, and is administered in wine for dysentery. The holm-oak is possessed of
similar properties.
