But that, which is very green, is called smaragdine, in which there are of pine resin. p. iii. *. wax p. i. *. verdigrease 1/2 p. *. flour of frankincense p. ii. *. as much oil and vinegar, with which _last_ the flour and verdigrease are united. [Sidenote: _5. The rufum._] There is also one of a reddish colour, which seems to bring wounds to cicatrize quickly: it consists of frankincense p. i. *. resin p. ii. *. copper scales p. iii. *. litharge p. xx. *. wax p. c. *. of oil a hemina. [Sidenote: _6. The paracolleticon._] Besides, there is another, which from agglutinating is called paracolleticon[DY] It contains bitumen, scissile alum, p. iv. *. litharge p. iv. *. and a hemina of old oil. [DY] παρακολλητικὸν. [Sidenote: _7. Philotas’s cephalic plaister._] Besides these there are some of the same kind, which, because they are particularly adapted to fractures of the skull, are by the Greeks called cephalica[DZ]. Philotas’s composition contains of Eretrian earth, chalcitis, each p. iv. *. myrrh, calcined copper, each p. x. *. isinglass p. vi. *. rasile verdigrease, round alum, crude misy, birthwort, each p. viii. *. copper scales p. xx. *. male frankincense p. ii. *. wax p. i. *. rose and bitter oil three cyathi, and a sufficient quantity of vinegar for rubbing down all the dry ingredients. [DZ] κηφαλικὰ. [Sidenote: _8. A green one._] There is another for the same purpose green; which consists of calcined copper, copper scales, myrrh, isinglass, each p. vi. *. crude misy, rasile verdigrease, birthwort, round alum, each p. viii. *. wax p. vi. *. a hemina of oil, and of vinegar a sufficient quantity. [Sidenote: _9. The tetrapharmacum._] For promoting a suppuration there is nothing better than that, which is very quickly prepared, and by the Greeks is called tetrapharmacum[EA]. It contains equal parts of wax, pitch, resin, and beef suet; if the last cannot be had, veal suet. [EA] τετραφάρμακον, or consisting of four medicines. [Sidenote: _10. Ennea pharmacum._] There is another for the same intention, which is called ennea pharmacum[EB], which cleanses more; it consists of nine ingredients, wax, honey, suet, resin, myrrh, rose oil, marrow either of a deer or calf, or beef, or œsypum(47), and butter. These also are mixed in equal quantities. [EB] ἐννεαφάρμακον, of nine medicines. But there are some plaisters, that answer both these intentions at once; which, unless the case requires distinct applications for each, are preferable; otherwise they are worse, and never to be made use of, but either when both intentions are proposed together, or when, though the plaisters are wanted singly, they are not to be had by themselves. But where there is choice, they are to be rejected, and such only applied as are peculiarly suited to the end to be obtained. For example I will mention two. [Sidenote: _11. Attallum plaister._]