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The leaves of the chamelæa [Note] resemble those of the olive: they are bitter, however, and odoriferous. This plant is found
growing in craggy localities, and never exceeds a palm in height. It is of a purgative [Note] nature, and carries off phlegm and bile; for which purposes, the leaves are boiled with twice the quantity of wormwood, and the decoction taken with honey. The leaves, applied to ulcers, have a detergent effect. It is said, that if a person gathers it before sunrise, taking care to mention that he is gathering it for the cure of white specks [Note] in the eyes, and then wears it as an amulet, it will effect a cure: as also that, gathered in any way, it is beneficial for the eyes of beasts of burden and cattle.
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 24.81 | Plin. Nat. 24.82 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 24.83 |
