XXVIII. Leeks (Pori)
XXVIII. Leeks (Pori)
Nature: Warm in the third degree, dry in the second.
Optimum: The kind called naptici, that is, from the mountains
and with a sharp odor.
Usefulness: They stimulate urination, influence coitus and, mixed
with honey, clear up catarrh of the chest.
Dangers: Bad for the brain and the senses.
Neutralization of the Dangers: With sesame oil and with the oil
of sweet almonds.
Effects: They cause hot blood and an acute crisis of the bile. They
are primarily indicated for cold temperaments, for old people, in Winter,
and in the Northerly regions.
From the Tacuinum of Vienna
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