Problemata (Problems) (15th century) - Page 19

If it has also been observed that in those who have such wounds traumata: physical injuries or lesions around the head original: "κεφαλήν" (kephalēn), it happens that the bowels koilia: the abdominal cavity or digestive tract are spontaneously loosened, it is a marvelous thing. The explanation involving perspiration diapnoē: the invisible release of vapors or moisture through the pores, thought to balance the body's internal heat similarly reveals the most essential point: that these spontaneous evacuations have their origin in the head. Because of the affliction, it sends down a danger when the affliction overcomes the body's nature. But the explanation of perspiration—concerning those things which are liquefied as the matter is thinned and passed down to the lower parts—suggests that the matter remains around the head and is undivided. And thus, it happens that no weight is contributed through them.

Why does the heat from glowing coals anthrakia: a bed of hot charcoal or embers benefit headaches kephalalgias: pains in the head and earaches ōtika: ailments or pains specifically located in the ear, while the heat from burning wood does not have the same effect? The heat from the coals, through its exceeding warmth, condenses and unclear?. However, the heat from wood also contains a certain moisture ikmas: the internal fluid or humidity of a physical substance, which is evident from the smoke original: "καπνοῦ" (kapnou) itself. For the smoke of the matter in the wood...