Book 26, Chapters 1 to 21. New forms of disease; The nature of lichen; Carbuncle; Elephantiasis;  Colic; The new system of medicine: Asclepiades the physician; Quinzy; Scrofula; The plant called bellis; The condurdum; Cough; Bechion; Salvia; Affections of the side, chest, and stomach; Molon or syron; Amomum; The ephedra or anabasis; Geum.

EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 31 MIN

Book 26, Chapters 1 to 21. New forms of disease; The nature of lichen; Carbuncle; Elephantiasis; Colic; The new system of medicine: Asclepiades the physician; Quinzy; Scrofula; The plant called bellis; The condurdum; Cough; Bechion; Salvia; Affections of the side, chest, and stomach; Molon or syron; Amomum; The ephedra or anabasis; Geum.

from Natural History Volume 6, The by Pliny the Elder (23 - 79)

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Book 26, Chapters 1 to 21. New forms of disease; The nature of lichen; Carbuncle; Elephantiasis; Colic; The new system of medicine: Asclepiades the physician; Quinzy; Scrofula; The plant called bellis; The condurdum; Cough; Bechion; Salvia; Affections of the side, chest, and stomach; Molon or syron; Amomum; The ephedra or anabasis; Geum.

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