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Oysters do not increase semen for lust as some believe. page 36
How oysters should be prepared for eating. page 36
Eggs excel all other foods in restoration of the body. page 32
The use and medicinal virtue of eggs. page 32
The white of an egg is cold, and not hot. page 32

Paralysis: its causes and cure. page 91. Letter XIII.
Remedies for paralysis. Letter XIV.
Causes and remedies for paralysis. Letter XV.
Clear causes of periodicity The regular intervals at which symptoms return. in all fevers. Throughout Letter IX.
What the plague is, properly speaking. page 169, section a
Differences, names, and methods of cooking fish that are eaten. page 33
Fish are not suitable for the elderly. page 33
Which fish are better and which are worse. in the same place.
Foul-smelling fish are worse. in the same place.
The better way of preparing fish is roasting. in the same place.
Salted fish are less harmful. in the same place, on the back of the page.
Fish living in fresh waters are less praised. page 35, on the back of the page.
Salted fish provide little nourishment. page 37
When fullness Plenitudo Also known as plethora; an old medical term for an excess of bodily fluids or humors. exists in the body, one must be careful not to treat the symptom or a specific disease, but the fullness must be removed first. page 6
A potion for those suffering from pus caused by a chest wound. page 39
The method and timing of lunch and dinner. throughout the whole Letter on page 47.
The method of forecasting original: "Prognosticandi" the course of diseases. page 5
Signs of the delay or anticipation of attacks in fevers. Letter VIII.
Four types of putrid fevers. page 64

Questions asked of physicians by the Senate Likely the Venetian Senate, as the author was often consulted by them regarding public health., how many there were, and what kind of responses were given. page 174, section b

Regimen to be followed for freeing the city from disease. page 161, on the back of the page.
How excessive fullness Repletio and emptiness should be regulated. page 43, on the back of the page.
How to assist with the shivering Rigoribus and chills in fevers. Letter VII.