CHAP. 36.—PYCNOCOMON; FOUR REMEDIES.
Pycnocomon, [Note] too, is a purgative. It is a plant with leaves
like those of rocket, only thicker and more acrid; the root is
round, of a yellow colour, and with an earthy smell. The
stem is quadrangular, of a moderate length, thin, and surmounted with a flower like that of ocimum. [Note] It is found
growing in rough stony soils. The root, taken in doses of two
denarii in hydromel, acts as a purgative upon the bowels,
and effectually carries off bile and pituitous humours. The
seed, taken in doses of one drachma in wine, is productive of
dreams and restlessness. Capnos, [Note] too, carries off bile by the
urine.
