OF CERTAIN

MEMORABLE MATTERS.

Accidents In Renaissance medicine, "accidents" (accidentia) refers to symptoms, complications, or non-essential changes in a patient's condition. must necessarily be known. page 3. near the end.
Accidents must be aided Meaning treated or mitigated.. page 9. near the beginning.
Vinegar of squill original: "Acetum scilliticum"; a medicinal vinegar made from the sea onion (Drimia maritima), traditionally used for coughs and digestive issues. for thick humors in the stomach; it also preserves health and delays old age. page 46. at the end throughout the section.
The manifest causes of accessions The periodic onset or "attack" of a fever. are assigned in fevers, Letter 9. throughout the whole section.
The diversities of accessions do not occur from quantity alone, but power, time, and other factors concur. page 81. on the back original: "a tergo"; referring to the verso side of the leaf.
Regarding accessions of quartan, quintan, sextan, and septan fevers These terms refer to the cycles of recurring fevers: quartan (every 4th day), quintan (5th), etc., and others. page 83
The same accidents do not always appear in all pestilential conditions. page 174. a The letter "a" refers to the recto (front) side of the numbered leaf.
The air of the years in which there were epidemic diseases in Venice, of what sort it was. page 172. b The letter "b" refers to the verso (back) side of the numbered leaf.
The necessity of the consideration of the air. page 4. on the back
Air changes the body in every way, in the same place.
The change of air toward wicked and long-lasting sicknesses, in the same place.
The malice and goodness of the air. page 18
Corrections of the air Methods used to purify "bad air" believed to cause disease. in the same place.
Garlic original: "Aleum", a variant of "Allium". puts all poison to flight. page 38
The utilities of garlic in the same place.
Knowledge of the time of year is necessary for the physician. page 4
Anticipations of accessions When a recurring fever attack begins earlier than expected. in fevers, Letter 8. throughout the whole letter.
The soul is immortal according to the opinion of both theologians and philosophers, Letter 34.
How the accidents of the mind Refers to passions or emotions, which were believed to physically affect health. are to be moderated. page 44
Water harms the weak and the cold members, such as the stomach and the nerves. page 27
The aspects of certain planets corrupt the air. page 169. b