CHAP. 12.—THE ADONIS OR ONONIS: FIVE REMEDIES.
The anonis, [Note] by some called "ononis" in preference, is a
branchy plant, and similar to fenugreek in appearance, except
that it is more shrub-like and more hairy. It has an agreeable
smell, and becomes prickly after spring. It is pickled in brine
for eating. Applied fresh to ulcers, it cauterizes the margins of
them. For the cure of tooth-ache, the root is boiled in oxy-
crate: taken in drink, with honey, the root expels urinary calcuii.
For epilepsy, it is administered in oxymel, boiled down to one
half.
