Of Medicine, in Eight BooksCelsus, Aulus Cornelius
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Of Medicine, in Eight Books
Celsus, Aulus Cornelius
Medicine, Greek and Roman
A condyloma is a tubercle, which commonly proceeds from some
inflammation. When it appears, the directions must be observed, which
were just now given, with regard to rest, meat, and drink. It is
proper to foment this tubercle with eggs, as in the other case. But
the patient should first sit down in a decoction of repellent vervains
in water; then it is fit to apply lentils with a small proportion of
honey, mellilot boiled with wine, and bramble leaves bruised with
cerate made of rose oil; and with the same cerate either a quince
bruised, or the inner part of pomegranate bark boiled in wine; and
chalcitis burnt, and powdered, then mixed with œsypum and rose oil;
and some of that composition, which contains of frankincense p. i. *.
scissile alum p. ii. *. ceruss p. iii. *. litharge p. v. *. to these,
while they are powdered, is instilled alternately oil of roses and
wine. The bandage for that part is a square piece of linen or woollen
cloth, which at two of its corners has two loops, and at the other as
many fillets; and when it is put under the patient, the loops being
turned toward the belly, the two fillets from behind are put through
them, and when drawn tight, the right one must be extended to the left,
and that on the left to the right, and lastly both being brought round
are tied in a knot over the belly. But if the condyloma be inveterate,
and is grown hard, and does not give way to these methods, it may be
cauterized by a medicine, which consists of the following ingredients;
of verdigrease p. ii. *. myrrh p. iv. *. gum p. viii. *. frankincense
p. xii. *. antimony, poppy tears, acacia, each p. xvi. *. with which
medicine some chuse to renew those ulcers of which I was lately
treating. If this has no effect upon the condyloma, even stronger
caustics may be used. When the tumour is consumed, we must change to
the mild applications.
[Sidenote: _Of the hemorrhoids._]
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