Kassia
Dublin Core
Title
Kassia
Description
It is fit for eye medicines that are made for clearing the sight, and for warm compresses. It takes away freckles applied with honey, and encourages the menstrual flow. Taken as a drink it helps those bitten by snakes. It is good too taken as a drink for all internal inflammation, and the kidneys; for women too as hip baths, and as inhalations of fumes or smoke for dilation of the uterus.
Source
De Materia Medica
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Citation
“Kassia,” Modern Vienna Dioscorides, accessed September 18, 2024, https://modernviennadioscorides.omahahistories.net/items/show/12.