185. Masdix: i.e. the gum of a tree that grows in Greece. Hot and dry in the second degree. If mastix be pounded and white of egg be put through it, and it be applied as a plaster on the forehead and temples, it will stop the heat and redness of the eyes and the tears, and stop the flow of matter to them. Item, if powder of mastix be mixed with soft wax and applied as a plaster to the stomach, it will stop vomiting. Item, take the seed of fennel, pound it well and boil