Note 2671 — BOOK XXII. THE PROPERTIES OF PLANTS AND FRUITS.
John Bostock translation
The Sonchus oleraceus asper of Linnæus, the prickly-leafed sow-thistle. These plants are eaten as a salad in some countries. They possess but little energy in a medicinal point of view, but they are cooling and slightly laxative. The marvels here related by Pliny, Fée says, are entirely fabulous.