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grapes grown by trellising the vine on a palm tree soaked in water.
As a remedy for lichen planus [ḥazazita] on one’s skin, let him bring 7 large wheat kernels [arzanayata] and let him roast them over a fire on the blade of a new hoe. And let him extract oil from the wheat and rub it into his skin. It is told: Rav Shimi bar Ashi used this remedy for a certain non-Je
Shmuel said: One who is struck with Persian spears [alunkei] will not live long afterward, as he will certainly die from this wound. In the meantime, they should force-feed him fatty meat that was roasted over coals, and undiluted wine. If they do this, it is possible that he will live for a little
Similarly, Rav Idi bar Avin said: One who swallowed a hornet will not live. In the meantime they should give him 1/4th-log of sharp [shamzag] vinegar to drink. If they do this, it is possible that he will live for a little bit longer and have time to instruct his household with regard to what they
§ R' Yehoshua ben Levi says: If one ate ox meat with a turnip, and slept by the light of the moon on the night of the 14th or the 15th of the month in the season of Tammuz, i.e., summer, he will be afflicted with aḥilu, a severe fever.