CHAP. 14.—THE ANONYMOS: TWO REMEDIES.
The anonymos, [Note] through not having a name, has at last
found one. [Note] It is brought from Scythia, and has been highly
extolled by Hicesius, a physician of no small repute, as also
by Aristogiton. Bruised in water and applied, it is remarkably
useful for wounds, and taken in drink it is good for blows upon
the chest or mamillæ, as also for spitting of blood: it has
been thought, too, that it might be advantageously taken in a
potion for wounds. I am of opinion that the additional statement, to the effect that, burnt fresh, it acts as a solder to iron
or copper, is wholly fabulous.
