The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
History
The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
22. Remedies derived from the other serpents 396
23. Remedies derived from the salamander 397
24. Remedies derived from birds, for injuries inflicted by
serpents. Remedies derived from the vulture 398
25. Remedies derived from poultry 399
26. Remedies derived from other birds 400
27. Remedies for the bite of the phalangium. The several
varieties of that insect, and of the spider _ib._
28. Remedies derived from the stellio, or spotted lizard 402
29. Remedies derived from various insects 403
30. Remedies derived from cantharides _ib._
31. Various counter-poisons 405
32. Remedies for the bite of the mad dog _ib._
33. Remedies for other poisons 407
34. Remedies for alopecy 408
35. Remedies for lice and porrigo 409
36. Remedies for head-ache, and for wounds on the head _ib._
37. Remedies for affections of the eyelids 410
38. Remedies for diseases of the eyes 411
39. Remedies for pains and diseases of the ears 416
BOOK XXX.
REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.
1. The origin of the magic art 421
2. When and where the art of magic originated: by what
persons it was practised 422
3. Whether magic was ever practised in Italy. At what
period the senate first forbade human sacrifices 425
4. The Druids of the Gallic provinces 426
5. The various branches of magic 427
6. The subterfuges practised by the magicians 428
7. Opinions of the magicians relative to the mole. Five
remedies derived from it 429
8. The other remedies derived from living creatures,
classified according to the respective diseases.
Remedies for tooth-ache 430
9. Remedies for offensive odours and sores of the mouth 432
10. Remedies for spots upon the face _ib._
11. Remedies for affections of the throat 433
12. Remedies for quinzy and scrofula 434
13. Remedies for diseases of the shoulders 436
14. Remedies for pains in the viscera 437
15. Remedies for pains in the stomach _ib._
16. Remedies for pains in the liver, and for spitting of
blood 438
17. Remedies for affections of the spleen 439
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