99. Catapusia: i.e. spurge; it is hot and dry in the third degree; it has the ability to purge the viscous phlegmatic humour, particularly from the stomach and the intestines; it serves well against arthritis, quotidian fever, colic and ileus; it should not be given on its own lest vomitting be induced violently; it is good when it is white or green, and the darker it is the less good it is for medical purposes.