CHAP. 20—THE EPHEDRA OR ANABASIS; THREE REMEDIES.
The ephedra, [Note] by some persons called "anabasis," mostly
grows in localities exposed to the wind. It climbs the trunks of
trees, and hangs down from the branches, is destitute of leaves,
but has numerous suckers, jointed like a bulrush; the root
is of a pale colour. This plant is given, pounded, in astringent
red wine, for cough, asthma, and gripings in the bowels. It
is administered also in the form of a pottage, to which some
wine should be added. For these complaints, gentian is also
used, being steeped in water the day before, and then pounded
and given in doses of one denarius, in three cyathi of wine.
