Three Books on Life (1529) - Page 8

A NEW INDEX FOR THIS ENTIRE

HANDBOOK.

Ornate woodcut drop cap 'A' featuring a landscape with a building and figures, surrounded by floral motifs.

Acidic and astringent original: "styptica" things comfort the stomach. 27
The love and faith of the sick person toward the physician contributes greatly. 216. 217
The choice of air for the length of life. 66
Temperate and serene air is of use to scholars. 25
Air is thinned by the Sun. 16
Night air is to be avoided. 70
The spirit within us becomes like the surrounding air. 103
The spirit is nourished by the air. 101
Air is the primary thing that alters the body. In the same place.
Night air is an enemy to the spirits. 160
Venomous air, how it is to be received. 265
The plague does not persist in pure air. 264
The five ages of man. 88
Every age must be consulted according to the phases of the Moon. 147.
The Eagle-stone Aetites: a hollow geode believed to assist in childbirth quickens labor. 170
The power and praise of Agaric a medicinal fungus used as a purgative. 311. 315
The power of the Cocks-stone Alectorius: a stone supposedly found in the gizzards of capons according to Dioscorides a famous Greek physician and botanist. 185
Golden nourishments. 76
Nourishments that produce good juices original: "euchyma". 58
One must use foods that do not easily rot. 66. 67
Similar foods benefit a similar body. 122
Washed Aloe. 67
The efficacy of Aloe. 29
Aloe pills. 29. 30
The quality of Aloe substance. 284
Remedies for a bound constipated belly. 97
The capability of Ambergris. 74
Ambergris and musk have an astringent quality. In the same place.
Almond milk should be familiar to those with melancholy. 25
Almond milk should be familiar at the tables of scholars. 45