Book 28, Chapters 1 to 7. Introduction; Remedies derived from man; Whether words are possessed of any healing efficacy; That prodigies and portents may be confirmed, or made of no effect; A description of various usages; Two hundred and twenty-six observations on remedies derived from man. Eight remedies derived from children; Properties of the human spittle.

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Book 28, Chapters 1 to 7. Introduction; Remedies derived from man; Whether words are possessed of any healing efficacy; That prodigies and portents may be confirmed, or made of no effect; A description of various usages; Two hundred and twenty-six observations on remedies derived from man. Eight remedies derived from children; Properties of the human spittle.

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

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Book 28, Chapters 1 to 7. Introduction; Remedies derived from man; Whether words are possessed of any healing efficacy; That prodigies and portents may be confirmed, or made of no effect; A description of various usages; Two hundred and twenty-six observations on remedies derived from man. Eight remedies derived from children; Properties of the human spittle.

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