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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 2347 — BOOK XXVIII. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES. (continued 2)

John Bostock translation

See B. xxv. c. 67. Mares’ milk is not a purgative; and goats’ milk, as Ajasson remarks, is somewhat astringent. Juice of Cyclamen, on the other hand, or sow-bread, is highly purgative.

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