INDEX

This entry appears to be the conclusion of a sentence from the previous page. ...to tolerate [treatments]; in such cases, food must be provided before the operation is complete. page 16
A medicinal regimen by no means frees one from death, but it provides two things: first, it prevents the inflammation of the humors; second, it prevents the substance of the radical moisture The "radical moisture" was a vital fluid in medieval medicine believed to be the fuel for life; its exhaustion resulted in aging and death. from being consumed. page 17
How pestilential diseases are distinguished. page 171, section a
He proves that the diseases spreading in Venice are not the plague. page 169, section a
Diseases must be treated before one’s strength is rendered weak by their severity. Page 6
A disease must be removed by its opposite. The classical medical principle of "contraria contrariis curantur," or treating a cold illness with a hot remedy. in the same place
How diseases are managed. Page 6
Very many diseases arise either from an abundance or from a variety of foods. page 7
Those who say the primary source original: "mineram primam" of the French Disease Morbus Gallicus A common 16th-century name for syphilis. is not in the liver, but in the brain or the heart, are in error. page 141
The French Disease is often complicated by many other illnesses. pages 142 & 144
Those suffering from the French Disease have all their veins filled with a white, phlegmatic matter. page 143
Headaches, eye inflammation lippitudo, sore throat angina, and other diseases are complicated by the French Disease. page 144, on the back original: "a tergo"; referring to the verso side of the leaf..
The time in which the French Disease can be cured is not the same for everyone. page 147
The creation of the world according to the opinions of both theologians and philosophers. Letter 33
The inability to move the legs. Letter 17
There are two muscles of the forehead, contrary to the opinion of certain modern authors. page 55

N

Nature gave bone to the skull original: "cranei" for the protection of the brain. page 54, on the back.
Whenever Nature can perform many functions with a single part, she surely completes them. page 54, on the back. This reflects the Aristotelian idea that Nature does nothing in vain and is efficient in design.
Certain nerves come from the substance of the brain to the nostrils which provide the sense of smell, and they are soft. Letter 6, page 58, on the back.

O

Olera Pot-herbs or leafy green vegetables. are not praised as food. page 38, on the back.
The measure and manner of praying. page 20, on the back.
Oysters and all shellfish produce bad nourishment. page 36