CHAP. 66.—THE WHITE THORN: TWO REMEDIES. THE ACANTHION;
ONE REMEDY.
The seed of the white thorn is useful as a remedy for the
stings of scorpions, and a chaplet made of it, is good for headache. Similar to this plant is that known to the Greeks as
the "acanthion;" [Note] though it is much smaller in the leaf, which
is pointed at the extremity, and covered with a down like a
cobweb in appearance. This downy substance is gathered in
the East, and certain textures are made of it similar to those
of silk. An infusion of the leaves or root of this plant is taken
for the cure of opisthotony.
