عَرْصَفٌ
Root: عرصف
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عَرْصَفٌ
A certain plant, called in ancient Greek
كَمَافِيطُوس [i. e.
χαμαίπιτυς , the chamæpitys, or ground-pine], by which name it is commonly known to the physicians, who say, when a mixture of some of its leaves with hydromel is drunk for forty days, it cures the sciatica; and when for seven days, it cures the jaundice.
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