BOOK 8 OF THE MEDICINES ACCORDING TO PLACES

original Greek: ΤΩΝ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΠΟΥΣ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΝ Η.

Edition of Chartier XIII. [525.]

Edition of Basel II. (255.)

Whether a condition occurs in the windpipe itself or in the muscles located in the larynx the upper part of the windpipe, physicians call the medicines used to treat them "arterial" arteriacas. As I have mentioned, they do not add the term "antidotes" to these names. However, the various medicines described by these authors have different properties. Because of this, those who use these remedies without making a proper distinction often fail to achieve their medical goal.

You can learn about the great differences between the remedies recorded by physicians in their pharmacological books by looking at three examples. The first type is entirely without any stinging quality and is perfectly soothing emplastic, acting to smooth over any rough areas. The second type is the opposite, possessing a significant amount of biting pungency; if this were applied to a perfectly healthy part of the body, it would actually make it rough. Between these two is a third class of arterial medicines, which possesses a cleansing detergent power without causing any sting.

The soothing type is prepared from Cretan sweet wine original: "glukeos Kretikou," a concentrated wine or must, gum, tragacanth a natural gum obtained from dried sap, and liquorice original: "glykyrrhiza," meaning "sweet root". The pungent type is made from pepper, cassia, cinnamon, galbanum an aromatic gum resin, and terebinth resin. The middle type consists of barley water ptisana, almonds, and a thick soup made from beans, as well as...

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