The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

by the Elder Pliny

CHAP. 33.—LEES OF SAPA: FOUR REMEDIES.

The lees[2977] of sapa are used for the cure of burns, it being the best plan to employ with them the down that grows on the reed; a decoction too, of these lees, is good for the cure of an inveterate cough. They are boiled also in a saucepan with salt and grease as an ointment for tumours of the jaws and neck.