The Greeks give to the ballotes1813 the other name of “melamprasion,” meaning “black leek.”1814 It is a branchy plant, with black angular stems, covered with hairy leaves, larger and darker than those of the leek,1815 and possessed of a powerful smell. The leaves, bruised and applied with salt, are highly efficacious for bites inflicted by dogs: cooked upon hot ashes and applied in a cabbage leaf, they are curative of condylomata. Mixed with honey, this plant acts as a detergent upon sordid ulcers.