CHAP. 70.—REMEDIES FOR EPILEPSY.
Epilepsy is cured by the root of the panaces which we have spoken[1381] of as the “heraclion,” taken in drink with sea-calf’s rennet, the proportions being three parts of panaces and one of rennet. For the same purpose an infusion of plantago[1382] is taken, or else betony or agaric, with oxymel, the former in doses of one drachma, the latter in doses of three oboli; leaves of cinquefoil are taken, also, in water. Archezostis[1383] is also curative of epilepsy, but it must be taken constantly for a year; root of bacchar,[1384] too, dried and powdered, and taken in warm water, in the proportion of three cyathi to one cyathus of coriander; centunculus[1385] also, bruised in vinegar, warm water, or honey; vervain, taken in wine; hyssop[1386] berries, three in number, pounded and taken in water, for sixteen days consecutively; peucedanum,[1387] taken in drink with sea-calf’s rennet, in equal proportions; leaves of cinquefoil, bruised in wine and taken for thirty days; powdered betony, in doses of three denarii, with one cyathus of squill vinegar and an ounce of Attic honey; as also scammony, in the proportion of two oboli to four drachmæ of castoreum.