Ἆσαρ

hazelwort

Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Dec 2001Vetting: high2 revisions

13 words

A type of herb, which doctors use for the treatment of the ill.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἆσαρ· εἶδος λαχάνου, ᾧ κέχρηνται οἱ ἰατροὶ εἰς θεραπείαν τῶν νοσούντων.

Betacode

*)=asar: ei)=dos laxa/nou, w(=| ke/xrhntai oi( i)atroi\ ei)s qerapei/an tw=n nosou/ntwn.

Also (and more commonly) attested as a)/saron; in any event, Asarum europaeum. Its leaves have emetic/purgative properties if eaten moderately, but are toxic in large quantities.