Theses medicae de suppressione mensium

XLII.

But if a bilious humor bile-like fluid abounds together with a hot intemperance, it must be purged with suitable medicines: such as cassia, manna, and rhubarb. These should be administered after having first prepared the humor with syrup of simple vinegar, juice of chicory, or borage, and similar things.

XLIII.

If a cold intemperance of the uterus hinders the flow of menses, then it must be driven away with heating foods and medicines. Therefore, an environment inclined toward the warm should be chosen, foods should be hot, and the wine should be white, fragrant, and old, and by no means sweet. Exercises that can warm the body should be prescribed.

XLIV.

But if thick and viscous humors abound with a cold intemperance of the body, it is appropriate to purge them with a suitable medicine once they have been prepared. Then, those things that can provoke menses are to be presented, prepared by a thin diet, foods prepared with something fragrant, and attenuating and cutting medicines such as oxymel, simple syrup, or syrups made from Byzantium likely referring to a traditional compound medicine, from two roots, or from mugwort. Then they should be evacuated with fennel water, celery, or a decoction of eryngium and savin, along with those things that draw out the superfluous humor, such as pills of hiera a bitter aloes-based compound with agaric, Electuarium Indum Indian electuary, and the like.

XLV.

Truly, if the redundant humor is black bile, syrup of fumitory, juice of borage, epithymum, and apples should be administered repeatedly; finally, a decoction of epithymum, polypody,