[3108] They produce heart-burn and flatulency.
[3109] “Ad carnes eos transtulit.” Dalechamps takes this to mean “showed them that the flesh was increased by eating figs.” This Pythagoras was probably the Samian pugilist who gained a victory in Ol. 48.
[3110] This herb is rich in mucilage, and of a soothing nature.
[3111] “Æris flore.”
[3112] “Pterygiis.”
[3113] This is the case, as they are remarkably rich in alkaline salts. The assertion, however, as to their properties, is, as Fée says, hypothetical.
[3114] “Thymos.”
[3115] Metallic ashes, or dross. See B. xxxiv. c. 52.
[3116] “Suavitatem.” Fée is justly at a loss to understand how this could be. It is doubtful whether Pliny does not mean that by the use of this substance meat was kept fresh.