On the left edge of the page is a partial botanical illustration showing a thick, gnarled brown stem with small yellow-orange berry-like clusters and the edges of green leaves, characteristic of an ivy plant.

from the slender leaves

THEY CALL IT DIONYSION; FOR ALL WOMB MATTERS

PROPERTIES

...IT IS POTENT TO STANCH AND RESTRAIN THE FLUXES original: "reumata"; refers to the discharge of bodily fluids, particularly from the eyes OF THE EYES. FURTHERMORE, IVY original: "kissos" IS PUNGENT AND ASTRINGENT. FOR THE NERVES, IT ACTS AS A BINDER. IT IS EFFECTIVE WHEN A THREE-FINGER PINCH IS TAKEN WITH HONEY AND DRUNK WITH WINE.

FOR DYSENTERY

IT IS USED FOR DYSENTERY AND CHOLERA. DRINK IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

FOR BURNS

IT IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR BURNS original: "pyrikauta" WHEN THE TENDER PARTS OF THE LEAVES ARE GROUND AND APPLIED AS A COOLING POULTICE.

FOR THE SPLEEN

FOR THOSE WITH SPLEEN DISORDERS, THE JUICE IS DRUNK. THE JUICE OF THESE LEAVES AND THE BERRY-CLUSTERS original: "korumbon"; the small, round fruit clusters of the ivy IS WARMING.

FOR CHRONIC HEADACHE

WITH HONEY OR SODA, IT IS USED FOR CHRONIC PAINS OF THE HEAD.

FOR DISCHARGING EARACHES

FOR EARACHES THAT ARE DISCHARGING PUS, IT IS POURED INTO THE EARS WITH ROSE OIL. IT WILL DRY THE EARS WHEN USED WITH AN ACORN-SHAPED SUPPOSITORY AND MILK.

THE JUICE AND THE BERRY-CLUSTERS OF THE IVY, WHEN DRUNK, CAUSE A PURGING OF HUMORS, BUT THEY ALSO DISTURB THE MIND Ancient authors noted that ivy could cause a type of delirium or intoxication similar to wine, fitting its association with Dionysus. HOWEVER, WHEN APPLIED INTERNALLY, THEY VIGOROUSLY CLEANSE.

THE BERRY-CLUSTERS, WHEN WARMED WITH COSMETIC OIL AND MIXED WITH WAX, SOOTHE ALL INFLAMMATIONS.

FOR TOOTHACHE

THEY ARE ALSO USED FOR TOOTHACHE.

TO BLACKEN HAIR

THE BERRY-CLUSTERS BLACKEN THE HAIR, AS DO ALL THE SPREADING LEAVES.

FOR LIVER BURNS

FOR ULCERS AND LIVER BURNS, USE ALL THE LEAVES WITH PEONY AND APPLY AS A POULTICE.

FOR THOSE WITH SPLINTERS

IT DRAWS OUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PIERCED OR EMBEDDED, USING BOTH THE WISDOM OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE LEAF...