The name of this herb, thought by many to shorten the length of a cold, is from the Greek for "hedgehog"
[DOC] [TLE] The Herbal of Dioscorides the Greek Book Two - Scribd [PAR] he sea torpedo applied to sores of long endurance around the head lessens ... 
he mullus if often eaten is thought to cause dullness of sight, but cut apart ..... eps 
(also called the Calchidicen lizard) taken as a drink in wine heals those bitten by 
him.