For the cure of pains in the side and chest, verbascum1088 is used in water, with rue; powdered betony is also taken in warm water. Juice of scordotis1089 is used as a stomachic, centaury also, gentian taken in water, and plantago, either eaten with the food, or mixed with lentils or a pottage of alica.1090 Betony, which is in general prejudicial to the stomach, is remedial for some stomachic affections, taken in drink or chewed, the leaves being used for the purpose. In a similar manner too, aristolochia1091 is taken in drink, or dried agaric is chewed, a draught of undiluted wine being taken every now and then. Nymphæa heraclia1092 is also applied topically in these cases, and juice of peucedanum.1093 For burning pains in the stomach psyllion1094 is applied, or else cotyledon1095 beaten up with polenta, or aizoüm.1096