GALEN ON THE COMPOSITION OF MEDICAMENTS

...added, which is called siligo original: σιλίγνεως (siligneōs). A variety of soft, white wheat highly prized by the Romans for its fine flour. by the Romans. It is clear that through this same diet, the inflammation of the membranes and muscles around the larynx and the windpipe arteria: This refers to the trachea, which Galen called the "rough artery." is calmed. However, much moisture remains behind. This moisture makes it impossible to produce a clear voice.

At that point, it is appropriate to transition from those previous foods to anything cooked with honey. One should also use bean soup, barley-water, cabbage, and well boiled leeks. Regarding the use of medicines, while the inflammation or the roughness still prevails, those taken under the tongue are suitable. I will speak about their composition shortly. After these, we use medicines that are more cleansing rhyptikōtera: These are medicines with detergent qualities used to clear away phlegm or fluids. and drying.

Next, we use medicines even more cleansing and drying than those, until we reach those that possess some pungency. We begin with the milder versions of these and move gradually toward the more potent. The general form of the diet has been stated previously, just as the nature of the simple medicines was related. However, other authors have written about compound medicines made from these ingredients in many different ways.