CHAP. 93.—THE ÆGILOPS: TWO REMEDIES.
The fistula of the eye, called “ægilops,” is cured by the agency of the plant of the same name,[869] which grows among barley, and has a leaf like that of wheat. The seed is pounded for the purpose, and applied with meal; or else the juice is extracted from the stem and more pulpy leaves, the ears being first removed. This juice is incorporated with meal of three-month wheat, and divided into lozenges.