| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
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Some authors are of opinion that sarcocolla [Note] is a tearlike gum which exudes from a kind of thorn; [Note] it is similar to powdered incense in appearance, has a sweet flavour with a slight degree of bitter, and is of the consistency of gum. Pounded in wine, it arrests defluxions, and is used as a topical application for infants more particularly. This substance too becomes black [Note] when old; the whiter it is, the more highly it is esteemed.
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 24.77 | Plin. Nat. 24.78 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 24.79 |
