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84. The curing of wounds on theneck or throat, where the bone, vein, or nerve, 

 and the tendon or sinew come into consideration. 



85. The curing of wounds on the upper and lower parts of the thumb of the 

 body ; manner or that of being ; symptom, remedy, healing. 



86. The curing of wounds on the hanging members (arms and legs), the 

 knowing the importance or consequence of, &c. symptoms in general, mode of 

 euring, or restoration. 



Thus four chapters were on curing wounds ; henceforth the curing of poison, or 

 the remedies against poisoning. 



87. The curing of injuries caused by artificial or prepared poison. Here are 

 considered : the kind of poison, entrance or infection ; quality, the mariner of its 

 spreading or prevalence ; remedies employed, final cessation or remains. 



88. The curing of simple poison, and of poison in the flesh. With respect to 

 the first : cause, symptom, remedy ; in the second case, two points more come in 

 consideration. 



89. The curing of real or material poison. Two cases : 1, spreading ; and 2, 



not spreading. (irzj'^vlMr 1 *) 



These three chapters were on curing injuries caused by poison. 



90. On curing the weakness of old age, or procuring strength to weak, old 

 men. Emoluments, place, recourse to, remedy. 



91. 92. On the means of increasing the power or vigour in men. 



Here ends the summary extract of the 92 chapters, on the instruction of cur- 

 ing diseases. 



Fourth Part. 



Which contains the explanation of the practical part of Medicine. 



Chapter 1. The examination of the pulse, wherein 13 cases are enumerated 

 On the character of the distemper. 



2. The inspection of urine, wherein, as it is said, the vicious state of the 

 whole body may be seen, as in a mirror. 



Thus two chapters are on examining the pulse and urine. 



Afterwards, when the character and name of the disease has been found out, 

 what sorts of medicaments are to be administered, is exposed. 



3. First liquid medicines, of which there are 54 for curing inward heat, and 

 23 for assuaging cold fits or ague. Together there are 77 sorts of liquid medicine. 

 When by these there is no remedy, further is an 



4. Enumeration of powdered medicine, or medicaments in powder, of which 

 the mixture is stated to amount to 96, for assuaging the heat of any distemper ; 

 and 69 against cold fits. Both together=165. When they afford no relief, there 

 is taught of another remedy, 



5. Physic or medicaments in pills, of which the different kinds of mixture 

 amount to 22. 



6. The several kinds of sirup, (a kind of mixture) are described or taught, of 

 which 15 are for assuaging heat, and five against cold fits. Both together=20. 



For procuring strength to the body, and for drawing out an inveterate disease. 



7. Is taught of a mixture, called medicinal butter (§Jdj'SfX) consisting of 



