"But the most famous antidote is that of Mithridates, which that king is said to have taken daily and by it to have rendered his body safe against danger from poison. It contains
costmary 1·66 grams,
sweet flag 20 grams,
hypericum,
gum,
sagapenum,
acacia juice, Illyrian
iris (probably I. germanica
[7]),
cardamom, 8 grams each,
anise 12 grams, Gallic
nard (
Valeriana italica
[8]),
gentian root and dried
rose-leaves, 16 grams each,
poppy-tears (
Papaver rhoeas, a wild poppy with low opiate content
[9]) and
parsley, 17 grams each,
casia,
saxifrage,
darnel,
long pepper, 20·66 grams each,
storax 21 grams,
castoreum,
frankincense,
hypocistis juice (Cytinus hypocistis
[10]),
myrrh and
opopanax, 24 grams each,
malabathrum leaves 24 grams, flower of round
rush,
turpentine-resin,
galbanum, Cretan
carrot seeds, 24·66 grams each,
nard and
opobalsam, 25 grams each,
shepherd's purse 25 grams,
rhubarb root 28 grams,
saffron,
ginger,
cinnamon, 29 grams each. These are pounded and taken up in
honey. Against poisoning, a piece the size of an
almond is given in wine. In other affections an amount corresponding in size to an
Egyptian bean is sufficient."
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