The Canon of Medicine

DOCTRINE VI. is one sum. The sum is on the virtues, of which there are six chapters.

On the genus of virtues in a universal discourse. ch. 1.
On the natural virtues by which it serves. ch. 2.
On the natural ministering virtues. ch. 3.
On the alhaiuanie virtues, i.e., vital virtues. ch. 4.
On the animal virtues that are comprehensive referring to sensory/cognitive functions. ch. 5.
On the animal virtues that are motive. ch. last.
The chapters of the first Fen therefore are ninety-two.

DOCTRINE I. is on diseases.

DOCTRINE II. is on causes.

DOCTRINE III. is on accidents and signs.

OF DOCTRINE I. there are eight chapters.

On the demonstration of causes, diseases, and accidents. ch. 1.
On the divisions of the dispositions of the body and the genera of diseases. ch. 2.
On diseases of composition. ch. 3.
On diseases of the solution of continuity. ch. 4.
On composite diseases. ch. 5.
On things which are enumerated with diseases but are not diseases. ch. 6.
On the times or hours of diseases. ch. 7.
On completing the discourse on diseases. ch. 8.

OF DOCTRINE II. there are two sums.

The first sum is on the things which happen from some of the common causes.
The second sum is on the enumeration of each cause of each corporal accident.

Universal discourse on causes. ch. 1.
On the air surrounding the bodies. ch. 2.
On the natures of the seasons. ch. 3.
On the judgments of the seasons and their changes. ch. 4.
On good air. ch. 5.
On the operations of the qualities of the air and on those things which arise from the seasons. ch. 6.
On the judgments of the composition of the year. ch. 7.
On the impression of accidental atmospheric changes which are not contrary to the natural course. ch. 8.
On the impressions of bad atmospheric changes which are against the natural course. ch. 9.
In discourse on the natures of the winds. ch. 10.
On discourse concerning those things which happen from inhabited places. ch. 11.
11. referring to the chapter sequence
On those things which happen from motion and rest. ch. 12.
On those things which happen from sleep and vigils. ch. 13.
On those things which happen from animal motions. ch. 14.
On those things which happen from those things which are eaten and drunk. ch. 15.
On the dispositions of waters. ch. 16.
On those things which happen from retention and inanition emptying. ch. 17.
Discourse on the causes which happen to the body and are neither necessary nor harmful. ch. 18.
On those things which happen from the bath and standing in the sun. ch. 19.

On heating agents. ch. 1. On cooling agents. ch. 2.
On humidifying agents. ch. 3. On desiccating agents. ch. 4.
On things corrupting the figure. ch. 5.
On the causes of obstruction and stricture of the pores. ch. 6.
On the causes of the dilation of the pores. ch. 7.
On the causes of roughness. ch. 8. On the causes of smoothness. ch. 9.
On the causes of dislocation. ch. 10.
On the causes of bad vicinity, with the prohibition of proximity. ch. 11. 11.

On the causes of bad vicinity, with the prohibition of distance. ch. 12. 12.

On the causes of unnatural motions. ch. 13.
On the causes of the augmentation of quantity and number. ch. 14.
On the causes of diminution. ch. 15.
On the causes of the solution of continuity. ch. 16.
On the causes of an ulcer. ch. 17. On the causes of apostemes abscesses/tumors. ch. 18.
On the causes of pain absolutely. ch. 19.
On the causes of each individual pain. ch. 20.
On the causes of sedating pain. ch. 21.
On those things which arise from pain. ch. 22.
On the causes of pleasures. ch. 23.
On the causes of how pain arises from motion. ch. 24.
On the causes of how pain arises from bad humors. ch. 25.
On the causes of how pain arises from ventosity flatulence/gases. ch. 26.
On the causes of retention and inanition. ch. 27.
On the causes of disgust and repletion. ch. 28.
On the causes of weakness. ch. 29.

OF DOCTRINE III. of the second Fen there are 11 chapters and two sums.

Universal discourse is on accidents and their significations. ch. 1.
On the signs distinguishing between proper diseases and those that exist with a community general/systemic conditions. ch. 2.
On the signs of temperaments. ch. 3.
On the comprehension of the signs of equal temperament. ch. 4.
On the signs of that which departs from equality excessively. ch. 5.
On the signs signifying repletion. ch. 6.
On the signs by which it is signified when any of the humors is overpowering. ch. 7.
On the signs signifying obstruction. ch. 8.
On the signs signifying ventosity. ch. 9.
On the signs signifying apostemes. ch. 10.
On the signs signifying the solution of continuity. ch. 11.

Universal discourse on the pulse. ch. 1.
On the equal and unequal pulse. ch. 2.
On the species of the composite pulse. ch. 3.
Which are from the species of the natural pulse. ch. 4.
On the causes of the species of the pulse. ch. 5.
On those things which arise from causes of the containment alone. ch. 6.
On the pulse of ages, males, and females. ch. 7.
On the pulse of temperaments. ch. 8.
On the pulse of the seasons. ch. 9.
On the pulse of regions. ch. 10.
What that which is eaten and drunk operates in the pulse. ch. 11.
What sleep and vigil do in the pulse. ch. 12.
On the judgments of the pulse of exercise. ch. 13.
On the judgments of the pulse of those who have bathed. ch. 14.
On the pulse of pregnant women. ch. 15.
On the pulse of pains. ch. 16. On the pulse of apostemes. ch. 17.
On the judgments of the pulse of animal accidents. ch. 18.
On the mutations of things which are contrary to the nature of the disposition of the pulse with the final discourse. ch. 19.

Universal discourse on urine. ch. 1.
On the signs of the colors of urine. ch. 2.
On the signs of the substance of urine and its quality. ch. 3.
On the signs of the odor of urine. ch. 4.
On the significations which are collected from the foam. ch. 5.
On the significations of the species of the hypostasis sediment in urine. ch. 6.