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tinue the application till the swelling diminishes or is entirely 
reduced. 
Should the patient be attacked with suffocation or pain in 
the stomach or abdomen, he has eaten something bitter or 
acid, or fresh pork; give immediately Fruta de burro, cooked 
till it has a bitter taste ; this will produce vomiting. 
Should the wound form an ulcer or incurable sore, wash 
it with verbena (water), of the kind called Rabo. de alacran 
(Scorpion’s tail), applying a leaf of the same to the sore; and 
finish healing it with pulverized Cadillo seco, of the kind 
called Amor seco (dry love) (platonic love). 
Should the snake be a water-snake, and the wound form a 
running sore, wash it with a decoction of Romero (Ledum palus- 
tre) water, and apply to it the powdered leaf of the same, 
having first calcined or burnt it. Continue this cure till a 
white or black scab forms on the ulcer, and to complete the 
cure, use an ointment composed of clean wax, olive oil tallow, 
and cardenillo. 
Should the patient suffer constipation, apply enemas of de- 
coction of bicho, aniseed, and salt. 
For poisonous wounds made by thorns, poisoned arrows, 
&e., &e., tincture of camphor applied on cloths till the parts 
turn red is the best remedy. And should the wounded parts 
yield a sanguinolent liquid, apply to them externally the 
same powder recommended for sores formed from bites by 
water-snakes. 
Diet must be rigid. Absolutely prohibited are eggs, pork, 
any alcoholic drink, any acid; coitus; and no pregnant woman, 
or any woman with her menstrual flow present, must approach 
or remain near the patient. 
