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book 6, chapter 37: ... tree." which bear a strong resemblance to giant fennel, and from which water is extracted; that drawn from
book 6, chapter 37: ... tree." which bear a strong resemblance to giant fennel, and from which water is extracted; that drawn from
book 8, chapter 41: ... in the spring by the aid of the juices of fennel, Pliny refers to this effect, B. xx. c. 95;... refreshes its eyes by rubbing itself on the plant called fennel or marathrum; but if any of the scales are
book 12, chapter 49: ... Morocco, and is called feskouk, resembling a large stalk of fennel The ammoniac of Morocco is not, however, imported into
book 12, chapter 57: ... and in Macedonia. This is a peculiar kind of giant-fennel, which stands five cubits in height: it first throws ... in certain tufts, which hang down, just as in the fennel. The juice is obtained by incisions made in
book 12, chapter 58: ... —SPONDYLIUM. The difference between this kind of giant-fennel and that known as spondylium, The umbelliferous plant known
book 13, chapter 42: ... communis of Linnæus, the herb or shrub known as ".fennel giant." also in the number of the exotics,
book 13, chapter 43: ... but of a peculiar kind, with leaves like those of fennel, and a hollow stalk not exceeding a walking-stick
book 13, chapter 48: ... again, has a hairy sort of leaf, very similar to fennel, and grows upon rocks, while that previously mentioned grows
book 16, chapter 71: ... which is of a spongy nature, though not resembling giant fennel, from having upon it a greater quantity of wood.
book 16, chapter 83: ... ferulea," from its resemblance to the grain of the giant fennel, Ferula. this part of the wood being preferred
book 17, chapter 35: ... mentioned in the case of the reed and the giant-fennel; See B. xiii. c. 42, and B. xvi. c
book 18, chapter 10: ... stalk, while sesame has a stem resembling that of fennel-giant. The fruit of all these seeds is either
book 19, chapter 15: ... are numerous and thick, the stalk being like that of fennel-giant, and of similar thickness. The leaves of this
book 19, chapter 36: ... the seeds are enclosed in pods. In parsley, coriander, anise, fennel, and cummin, the seed has no covering at all,
book 19, chapter 56: ... other garden plants are of the ferulaceous kind, such as fennel, for instance, very grateful to serpents, as already stated,... dried; thapsia, too, which bears a close resemblance to fennel, and already mentioned by us when speaking In B. ... circumference. We have already mentioned two kinds of fennel-giant when speaking In B. xiii. c. 42. ... stalks and the umbels of the plant. This kind of fennel is sometimes known by the name of "corymbia," and
book 19, chapter 61: ... , gourds, and lettuces, watery; and in parsley, anise, and fennel, pungent and odoriferous. The salt flavour is the only
book 20, chapter 20: ... the juice of them, taken in combination with juice of fennel, is wonderfully beneficial in cases of incipient dropsy. It
book 20, chapter 43: ... root of it, mixed with that of marathrum, Or fennel. Fée says that, till very recently, the roots of asparagus and of fennel were combined in medicine, forming part of the five "
book 20, chapter 71: ... —GITH, OR MELANTHION: TWENTY-THREE REMEDIES. Gith Or fennel-flower: the Nigella sativa of Linnæus. Fée
book 20, chapter 73: ... white wine. Tlepolemus has employed a pinch of aniseed and fennel in three fingers, mixed with vinegar and one cyathus
book 20, chapter 89: ... similar purpose an extract of the juices of horehound and fennel. Taking three sextarii of the extract, they boil it
book 20, chapter 95: CHAP. 95.—FENNEL: TWENTY-TWO REMEDIES. Fennel has been rendered famous by the serpent, which tastes ... beneficial, also, in a high degree to the human sight. Fennel-juice is gathered when the stem is swelling with ... the tear-like drops which exude This resinous juice of fennel is no longer employed, or indeed known, Fée
book 20, chapter 96: ... the Cachrys Libanotis of Linnæus, probably. variety of fennel, known by some persons as "hippomarathron," and by others ... that of coriander. The seed of the cultivated fennel is medicinally employed in wine, for the stings of ... has the effect of destroying small worms that breed there. Fennel is employed as an ingredient in nearly all our ... . In whatever way it is taken in drink, fennel has the pro- perty of promoting the secretion of... it is used beaten up in oil. Many persons apply fennel with wax to tumours and bruises, and employ the ... Hippomarathron is more efficacious, in every respect, than cultivated fennel; Their properties, Fée says, are very similar.
book 20, chapter 98: CHAP. 98.—FENNEL-GIANT: EIGHT REMEDIES. Fennel-giant For an account of the Ferula, see B. ... are recom- mended as particularly beneficial to the stomach; Fennel-giant is considered to be a good stomachic. ... for excessive perspirations, in fevers even. The inspissated juice of fennel-giant, taken in quantities the size of a bean, ... of the moon, in doses of one spoonful. Fennel-giant is naturally so inimical to the muræna,
book 20, chapter 100: ... respectively; one denarius of trefoil seed; and of aniseed, fennel-seed, ammi, and parsley, six denarii respectively, with twelve
book 21, chapter 30: ... See B. xxvii. c. 2. The umbels, too, of fennel-giant and the purple flowers See B. xvi. c.
book 21, chapter 47: ... are those made of bark, the next best those of fennel-giant, and the next of osier: many persons, too,
book 22, chapter 40: ... c. 52. too, is an edible plant. It resembles fennel in appearance, and has a short stem with a
book 22, chapter 47: ... are indebted for their formation, the fig, for instance, the fennel-giant, and the gummiferous trees; those belonging to the
book 24, chapter 1: ... unless the fruit is duly shown to them before starting. Fennel-giant, as a fodder, is extremely grateful to the ... Father Liber, Or Bacchus. to which deity the fennel is also sacred. Inanimate objects again, even of
book 24, chapter 95: ... "mille- folium" has a tender stem, somewhat similar to fennel-giant ill appearance, with vast numbers of leaves, to
book 25, chapter 11: ... , In . xii. c. 7. coagulates like that of fennel-giant; the root is covered with a thick rind
book 25, chapter 19: ... from the bottom with leaves somewhat smaller than those of fennel. Other authorities, however, while admitting that this last plant
book 25, chapter 42: ... ox's eye, and with a leaf like that of fennel. It grows in the vicinity of towns, and is
book 25, chapter 53: ... in the habit of enclosing it in a stem of fennel-giant or in a reed, which they close at
book 25, chapter 64: ... produce of Achaia, and of all dry localities. It resembles fennel in appearance, only that its leaves are whiter, more
book 25, chapter 70: ... Peucedanum officinale of Linnæus, Sulphur-wort, or Hog's fennel. It receives its name from a fancied resemblance between ... best being that of Samothrace. The stem resembles that of fennel, is thin and long, covered with leaves close to
book 25, chapter 96: ... mariti- mum of Linnæus, Small samplire, or sea fennel. applied to the eyes, removes rheum; and, with
book 26, chapter 83: ... effect which is equally produced by an application of charred fennel-giant, or of the ashes of that plant. ... the fungus that is found growing near the root of fennel-giant is still more efficacious.
book 29, chapter 38: ... alive in a new earthen vessel, with one cyathus of fennel juice, and a single grain of frankincense, and then
book 30, chapter 9: ... and honey: some persons are in the habit of mixing fennel root. To pick the teeth with a vulture' s
book 32, chapter 5: ... kill it, but that a touch with a stalk of fennel- giant See B. xx. c. 98. is instantly
book 32, chapter 46: ... Note 69 above. with a ptisan, or boiled with fennel. Ashes of calcined shells of the murex or purple,
book 34, chapter 50: ... the mixture being stirred with iron rods or stalks of fennel-giant, until the melted metal becomes calcined; when cold

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