56. Chap. 56.-Femur Bubulum, Or Ox Thigh.

CHAP. 56.—FEMUR BUBULUM, OR OX THIGH.

The name of femur bubulum[1] is given to a plant which is good for the sinews, applied fresh, and beaten up with salt and vinegar.

1. The Femur bubulum has not been identified. C. Bauhin has suggested the Leonurus cardiaca of Linnæus, Motherwort.