BOOK 8: ON MEDICINES ACCORDING TO THE AFFECTED PARTS

Edition of Chartier XIII. [529. 530.]

Edition of Basel II. (258.)

...they continue to use the medicine and endure for a very long time, performing their usual duties in a moderate way. I did not think this specific power should be mixed with those medicines specifically called windpipe medicines original: "arteriakais." In ancient medicine, an "arteriaca" was a remedy for the trachea or "rough artery," used to treat coughs and throat issues..

[530] Andromachus wrote a fourth recipe following those previously described as follows: Another by the same author. He clearly refers to Blastus, whom he mentioned in the previous section on windpipe medicines, saying: "The windpipe medicine of Blastus which I use." He makes its composition as follows:

℞ Aloe: 2 ounces original: "sextantem" in Latin, "γo β΄" in Greek. Both indicate two ounces in this medical context.
Saffron: 1 ounce
Mastic: 1 ounce

It is clear that this medicine is one of those specifically called "waste-clearing" original: "ekkoprotikon," a term for a mild purgative or laxative that helps evacuate the bowels., while also possessing a digestive quality original: "peptikon" due to the saffron. When I use the word digestive, one must understand the specific medical condition for which the remedy is being applied.

Andromachus then listed the fifth recipe in order. A pain-reliever by the same author.

℞ Opium: 3 ounces
Saffron: 1 ounce
Myrrh: 2 ounces
Acacia: 1/2 ounce
Licorice juice: 4 ounces original: "glykeias chylou," the extracted juice of the licorice root, used to soothe the throat.
Combine with honey.

These are the records of Andromachus. However, I do not entirely accept such a composition of medicines, where...