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TANULMÁNYOK - Magyar, László: Öngyógyító állatok (angol nyelven)
the Hungarian historian also mentions than there is an Egyptian illustration representing an ibis while clysterizing itself. 60 ICHNEUMON (ichneumon) It is not the ichneumon fly, but a slender, rapacious animal, perhaps weasel ormongoose. In order to avoid to be bitten by an asp, it smears its body with mud. The dried mud will defend it like an armour from getting bitten. This may be looked upon as particular case of prophylaxis. 61 LACERTA (lizard) According to Forestus, 62 it will eat galega-herh (a kind of ruta) to avoid snake-bite, while, according to Pliny, dictamum. b3 LADAC (a special kind of bird) According to Albertus, it covers its wound with origanum agreste.** LARUS HIANS (a kind of gull) It expels its excrement between two closely standing trees." LEO (lion) According to Agrippa, it is capable of recurresting its cubs with its breath. 66 However, according to Aristotle, who considers him to be aless sublime animal, if its stomach is upset, it helps itself by eating some human excrement. 67 This is otherwise known in the literature as a characteristic method of the beasts of prey. LUPUS (wolf) According to Mizaldus, it consumes herbs and other plants as an emetic and in particular rape. 6 * LUSCINIA (nightingale) Being sick, it eats ant's egg. 69 MERULA (blackbird) It purges itsself widi laurel leaf. 70 60 J. Baradlai, A magyar gyógyszerészet története (The History of Hungarian Pharmacy), 2 vols., Budapest, 1930, vol. 1, 174 61 Aristotle, (n. 9) Hist. An., 1. 6. 612b 16—19 62 P. Forestus, De incerto et fallaci urinarum judicione, Lugduni Batavorum, 1589, p. 293. 5 « Pliny, (n. 2) H. N. , 8. 28 64 Albertus Magnus, (n. 12) De animalibus, 8. 49 65 Crollius, (n. 5), De signaturis, vol. 2, 148 66 H. Agrippa, De occulta philosophia, Antwerpiae, 1531, 1. 58 (without pagination) 67 Aristotle, (n. 9) Hist. An. 1.6. 612a 9 68 A Mizaldus, Memorabiliurn sive arcanorum. .. centuriae, Coloniae, 1572, p. 7. recto 69 U. Aldrovandi, (n. 29) Ornithologiae, vol. 1, 29 70 Pliny, (n. 2) H. N. . 8. 28
