The Canon of Medicine (Canon Medicinae), Vol. II

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OF THE CHAPTERS OF THE FOURTH BOOK

OF THE CANON OF THE PRINCE

AVICENNA

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Here begins the Fourth Book of the Canon, concerning particular diseases, which when they occur, are not specific to one member, containing seven Fen sections/chapters, which include 24 Treatises and two summaries.

First Fen, is about fevers, and contains four treatises.
FIRST TREATISE on ephemeral fever, containing 44 chapters.
1. On the definition of fever and the kinds of fevers.
2. On preparations for fevers.
3. On the hours of fevers.
4. Knowledge of the universal hours of the disease and its proper status.
5. A universal discourse on ephemeral fevers.
6. Proper signs of ephemeral fevers distinguishing them from others.
7. The transformation of ephemeral fever.
8. Signs of the transformation of ephemeral fever into other fevers.
9. Cures for ephemeral fever according to the universal method.
10. Species of ephemeral fever.
11. On ephemeral fever from distress and its signs.
12. On the cure.
13. On ephemeral fever from sadness.
14. On ephemeral fever from deep thought.
15. On ephemeral fever from anger.
16. On the cure.

17. On ephemeral fever from loss of sleep.
18. On the cure.
19. On ephemeral fever from sleep and rest.
20. On its cure.
21. On ephemeral fever from joy.
22. On ephemeral fever from fear.
23. On ephemeral fever from labor.
24. On the cure.
25. On ephemeral fever from evacuation.
26. On the cure.
27. On ephemeral fever from pain.
28. On the cure of that which arises from pain.
29. On ephemeral fever from fainting.
30. On the cure.
31. On ephemeral fever from hunger.
32. On ephemeral fever from thirst.
33. On ephemeral fever from obstruction.
34. On ephemeral fever from nauseating satiety and repletion.
35. On the cure.
36. On ephemeral fever from an abscess.
Regarding dryness or roughness.

37. On ephemeral fever from "earthiness," that is, when the skin becomes as hard as a potsherd.
38. Ephemeral fever from heat.
39. On ephemeral fever which occurs from solidification caused by cold.
40. On ephemeral fever from solidification of the skin caused by styptic waters.
41. On the signs.
42. On ephemeral fever from wine.
43. On ephemeral fever from hot foods.
44. On the cure.
Beginning of the discourse on putrid fevers.