The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Chapter 241: CHAP. 11.—QUINZY.

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This volume catalogs remedies derived from forest trees and wild plants, presenting systematic entries for dozens of species with prescribed treatments and applications. It enumerates specific uses for resins, barks, leaves, berries, and sap, and gives instructions on preparation, dosage, and testing of potency. The text also records variations among species, regional observations on growth and harvesting, and anecdotes on how certain plants were discovered or associated with animals and human practices. Overall it functions as a practical herbal compendium combining botanical description with medicinal recipes and empirical notes.

CHAP. 11.—QUINZY.

For the treatment of quinzy, we find argemonia 1056 recommended, in wine; a decoction of hyssop, boiled with figs, used as a gargle; peucedanum,1057 with an equal proportion of sea-calf’s rennet; proserpinaca,1058 beaten up in the pickle of the mæna 1059 and oil, or else placed beneath the tongue; as also juice of cinquefoil, taken in doses of three cyathi. Used as a gargle, juice of cinquefoil is good for the cure of all affections of the fauces: verbascum,1060 too, taken in wine, is particularly useful for diseases of the tonsillary glands.