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

by the Elder Pliny

CHAP. 76.—GREEK NUTS: ONE REMEDY.

Greek nuts,[3163] taken in vinegar with wormwood seed, are said to be a cure for jaundice. Used alone, they are employed topically for the treatment of diseases of the fundament, and condylomata in particular, as also cough and spitting of blood.