Articella (The Little Art of Medicine)

Since the order in understandable things is a cause of easy memory, as Aristoteles Aristotle testifies in his book on Memory and Reminiscence, I, therefore, desiring that the Aphorisms of Hippocrates the renowned Greek physician regarding the science of medicine be easily memorable to students, have proposed to direct or arrange the Hippocratic aphorisms into an order according to their own parts. Yet I dared to accomplish this with a certain boldness, which the prudent Hippocrates himself as an agriculturalist did not attempt beyond that, as he intimates in the commentary of that aphorist regarding how many parts: "Whatever may happen." And regarding the manifest works of this time, and since the theoretical part of medicine is proposed before the practical part as it is ordered to the end itself, in ordering these aphorisms I shall propose those pertaining to the theoretical part in each section; afterwards, I shall subordinate those pertaining to the practical part: "Life is short, art is long." The aphorisms of Hippocrates of the first part, among which after the preamble there is only one aphorism pertaining to the theoretical part, namely 12: "Paroxysms and consistencies." For Hippocrates, in "On the Regime of Acute Bodies" through diet, through which he mostly indicates the return of paroxysms and through the times of the disease, wished first to teach [us] to recognize those in the aforementioned aphorism through the apparent signs and those appearing later.

The aphorisms of the first part pertaining to the practical part are about the regime of the human body through diet and evacuation, and first regarding diet, considering the quantity of the diet insofar as those judging from it [conclude].
4 Thin and certain diets. 10
5 In a thin diet, there is error. 10
6 To extreme leanness. 10
7 Where one is at the peak. 10
8 When a disease is in its state. 10
10 To whom the state is continuous. 10
11 In paroxysms there is a sudden [change]. 11
19 To those who are exacerbated in circuits. 13
9 It is necessary to contemplate. 10
13 The elderly endure fasting easily. 12
14 Those who are growing have the most. 12
15 The old in winter and spring are warm. 12
18 In summer and autumn. 13
16 Humid diets for all those with a fever. 13
17 And for those who [eat] once or twice. 13
20 Those for whom a crisis occurs. 14

Regarding the regime of the human body through evacuation: and first in general.

2 In disturbances of the bowels. 9
3 In exercises to the limit. 9
21 Which it is necessary to lead out. 14
25 If any should be purged, let them be purged. 12
22 To treat digested [humors] in the manner. 14
23 What things are excreted. 14
24 In acute passions. 4

The aphorisms of the second part pertaining to the theoretical part are further regarding prognosis and certain causes of diseases, and first regarding prognosis in healthy bodies.
39 The elderly with the young, mixed. 19
20 To whatever young people. 16
53 Whoever has a humid belly. 20
44 Very thick by nature. 19
54 In the magnitude of the body. 20

Regarding prognosis in neutral bodies: and first in neutral bodies of decline.

5 Spontaneous labors. 15
3 Sleep and waking. 15

Regarding prognosis in neutral bodies of convalescence.

7 Whatever in a great extent. 15
31 From diseases, being well refreshed. 18
8 If from a disease one does not. 15
32 Most often all. 18

Regarding prognosis in sick bodies: and first regarding prognosis in common in them.

34 In diseases less dangerous. 18
27 It is not alleviated according to reason. 18

Regarding proper prognosis in sick bodies: and first regarding prognosis through signs taken from impaired action.

33 In every disease, the strength. 18
1 In which disease the sound. 14
26 Fever in a spasm. 18
2 Where the sound follows delirium. 15
6 Whoever wishes to do anything. 15
41 Whoever resolves a freeze. 15

Regarding proper prognosis through signs taken from changed excrement.

14 In fluxes of the bowels. 15
43 Of the strangulated and difficulty. 19

Regarding proper prognosis through signs taken from changed quality and excrement together.

35 Where the throat is sick. 15

Regarding proper prognosis through signs taken from changed quality only.

15 In all diseases those that are cold. 18
28 In fevers, not entirely. 18

Regarding more proper prognosis in sick bodies.

19 Of acute diseases. 16
23 Acute diseases. 17
24 The seventh, the fourth is manifest. 17
13 To whom a crisis occurs. 15
12 Which they leave behind. 15
47 Concerning the generation of health. 19
42 Strong apoplexy. 19
40 Hoarseness and coryza. 14
25 Summer quartans. 17

Regarding certain causes of diseases.

48 Plethora. 15
17 Wherever food [is] according to nature. 16

Note: the preceding number is of the chapters; the following, however, is of the pages.

The aphorisms of the second part pertaining to the practical part are about the regime of bodies, and first regarding the regime of the healthy in regards to things that ought to be administered.
38 A lesser food is worse. 19
48 In every motion of the body. 19
49 The accustomed to bear the accustomed. 19
50 From a long time, the accustomed. 19

Regarding the regime of healthy bodies in regards to those things that ought to be forbidden from them.

36 Those having healthy bodies. 18
37 Those having healthy bodies. 19
16 Where there is no necessity, do not labor. 15

Regarding the regime of sick bodies: and first in general, to whom a common canon to be attended to in curing is premised.

22 From a plethora, whatever. 17
9 Bodies, where one wishes. 15
10 Not pure bodies. 15
52 Doing diet according to reason. 19
51 According to the much and suddenly. 20
29 In beginning diseases. 18
30 Concerning the beginnings and ends. 18

Regarding the regime of acute diseases in particular.

45 Epileptics in young people. 19
21 Drink solves the need. 17
46 Of two pains that [occur] together. 19

Regarding the regime of convalescents.

11 It is easier to be filled with food. 15
18 Of those things that nourish. 16

The aphorisms of the third part pertaining to the theoretical part are about the causes of diseases, which are air or the time of year and age, and regarding prognosis in them according to the aforementioned cause, and first in general.
1 Mutations of times generate. 20
20 Diseases that all. 22
8 In dry times. 20
10 In autumn, acute diseases. 21
7 Diseases in rainy [times]. 22
18 Daily, however, are ostentatious. 22
6 Southern winds. 20

Regarding the cause of diseases, which is the time of year in particular: and first considering the seasons separately and individually.

21 Spring, indeed, moist and. 22
22 Summer, however, certain. 23
23 Autumn, however, is the tester. 23
11 Autumn is phthisic and mortal. 21
24 Winter, pleurisies. 21

Regarding the cause of diseases, which is the time of year considering the seasons of the year as they combine internally.

12 Concerning times, how they are briefly. 21
15 If, however, autumn is northern. 22
13 If, however, it shall be southern. 21
14 If summer is dry. 21

Regarding the cause of diseases, which is the age, however it is diversified.

25 In ages, however. 23
26 Those who produce. 23
27 For the older, not faction. 23
28 For the older and towards youth. 23
30 For adolescents, however. 24
31 Beyond, however, this age. 24
32 For the older, however, dyspnea. 24

Regarding the prognosis of diseases through the times of the year in general.

16 Constitutions of the year, dry. 22
5 In hours when the same day. 20
9 In moderate times. 21

Regarding the prognosis of diseases through the times of the year in particular.

7 When summer becomes similar. 20

Regarding the prognosis of diseases through the ages.

29 Very many passions in boys. 23

The aphorisms of the fourth part pertaining to the practical part are about the regime of bodies in the times of the year, and first in general, considering the operations, ages, and customs.
2 For these are towards winter. 20
4 Ages, certain towards the region. 20

3 Of diseases, others. 20

Regarding the aforementioned regime according to a certain age.

19 According to hours, certain spring. 22

The aphorisms of the fourth part pertaining to the theoretical part are about prognosis or signification, and first in general regarding the place of evacuation.
17 Not in those with fevers. 25
18 Above the diaphragm. 25
20 Not in those with fevers. 26

Regarding prognosis in particular: and first through signs taken from the disease and its motion.

55 In buboes. 28
51 In fevers, a discharge not [always]. 28
59 A tertian in seven. 29
44 To whatever fevers. 28
60 Which are judged in even [days]. 29
7 In a spasm or tetanus. 29

Regarding prognosis through signs taken from an accident: and first through signs taken from action changed or impaired.

11 To whatever torsions. 25
31 In laborious fevers. 26
32 To whatever from fevers. 27
33 If, however, the pus also pains. 27
34 If from a fever had, then. 27
35 If from a fever had, a collection. 28
62 To whatever in fevers. 29
46 If a rigor occurs. 28
29 To whatever in the sixth. 26
58 From a causon [intense fever], a rigor occurred. 28
30 To whatever exacerbations. 26
49 In fevers not failing. 28
50 Where in fever [it is] not failing. 28
54 To whom, for the most part, coughs. 28
66 In fevers and sleeps. 29
67 In fevers, breathing. 29
68 In acute fevers. 29
73 To whom hypochondria are. 30

Regarding prognosis through signs taken from changed excrement: and first from changed matters exiting through the whole body, such as sweat.

37 Cold sweats with fever. 27
38 And where sweat in the body. 27
41 Much sweat from sleep. 28
42 Much cold sweat. 28

Regarding prognosis through signs taken from changed excrement through a part of the body exiting: and first through signs taken from excretion.

21 Excretion of black. 26
22 In any diseases. 26
23 To whatever in fevers. 26
24 Dysentery if from black bile. 29
25 Blood upwards. 26
26 Black excretions if from the intestines. 26