60. Chap. 60.-The Seed Called Cachrys.

CHAP. 60.—THE SEED CALLED CACHRYS.

As already[1] stated, there are several kinds of cachrys;[2] but that which is produced by rosemary above-mentioned, when rubbed, is found to be of a resinous nature. It neutralizes poisons and the venom of animals, that of serpents excepted. It acts also as a sudorific, dispels griping pains in the bowels, and increases the milk in nursing women.

1. In B. xvi. c. 11.

2. A gall or fungoid production, or, in some instances, a catkin. Fée says that Pliny has committed an error here in attributing a cachrys to rosemary, the Libanotis stephanomaticos, which, in reality, belongs to the Libanotis canchryphorus or Libanotis prima.