"fasting spittle" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1891 July, Fanny D. Bergen, “Animal and Plant Lore”, in Popular Science, page 377",
          "text": "Dr. Buck reports that the Swabians also believe in the efficacy of fasting spittle for sore eyes; and our never-failing Pliny records the Roman belief that ophthalmia may be cured by anointing the eyes every morning with fasting spittle.",
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