55. Barba Iouis, semperuiua:
i.e. the houseleek; it is cold in the fourth degree and dry in the second; it serves well against erysipelas, against spreading ulcers, in the case of swelling of the eyes caused by hotness, and against every burn of fire or water. Item, Avicenna says to mix the juice of this herb with ground barley or rye, and to put it on the joints, and it will help with the arthritis that comes from hotness. Item, if a pottage be made of the juice of this herb, the juice of plantain, cow's milk, and fine wheaten flour, it will help promptly with flux of the abdomen; the juice of this herb will help with excessive menstruation, if it be put in the vagina on wool.