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26.14 CHAP. 14.—THE CONDURDUM.

The condurdum, [Note] too, is a plant with a red blossom, which flowers at the summer solstice. Suspended from the neck, it

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arrests scrofula, they say: the same being the case also with vervain, in combination with plantago. For the cure of all diseases of the fingers, hangnails in particular, cinquefoil is used.



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