GALEN ON THE COMPOSITION OF MEDICINES ACCORDING TO THE PARTS OF THE BODY, BOOK 7.

The Greek heading identifies this as Book 8 (H), while the Latin heading identifies it as Book 7 (VII). In the standard organization of this work, this section begins the seventh book, which focuses on remedies for the respiratory system.

Ed. Chartier XIII. [524.]

Chapter 1.

It is the custom among more recent physicians to use the term "arterials" for certain remedies. They do so without specifying whether they are speaking of antidotes or something else with a different meaning. Some call these same remedies "electuaries" without adding the word "medicines."
The term "arterials" (original: arteriacas) refers to the "rough artery," which was the ancient term for the windpipe or trachea. These were medicines designed to treat the throat and lungs.
An "electuary" (original: eclecta or ekleikta) was a medicinal paste or lozenge designed to be licked or dissolved slowly in the mouth to coat the throat.

Some physicians have written down no specific distinction for these at all. Others have only rarely added a clarification. Some apply these terms to medicines for a lost voice. Others use the terms even more generally for any damaged voice. There are also those who use them for a roughened windpipe and for ulcerated...
The text ends mid-sentence. It is describing the various symptoms, such as hoarseness or physical damage to the throat, that these categories of medicine were intended to treat.