The seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 1 (of 3) : $b translated from the Greek: with a commentary embracing a complete view of the knowledge possessed by the Greeks, Romans, and Arabians on all subjects connected with medicine and surgeryPaulus, Aegineta
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The seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 1 (of 3) : $b translated from the Greek: with a commentary embracing a complete view of the knowledge possessed by the Greeks, Romans, and Arabians on all subjects connected with medicine and surgery
Paulus, Aegineta
Medicine; Medicine, Arab; Medicine, Greek and Roman
It is a peculiar and inseparable symptom of ephemeral fevers, that
concoction of the urine takes place on the first day; and a pleasant
state of the heat is likewise peculiar and inseparable from such fevers.
After the first resolution of the fever, you will have a still more
confident diagnosis; for the motion of the arteries then becomes similar
to that of persons in health, whereas no other fever returns so soon to
the natural state. And it is also a very great mark of this fever that
the patient bears it well. Those persons are readily seized with this
complaint in whom the perspirations are not vaporous, but very acrid, as
if containing something fuliginous. Such are they who are of a hot and
dry temperament, and, in fine, those who are troubled with bitter bile.
Those who are seized with this fever from fatigue should be rubbed softly
with oil and bathed; but those from dryness, are to be rubbed less and
bathed more. Those from cares, grief, watchfulness, or anger, are not to
be bathed often, but slightly rubbed with plenty of tepid oil possessed
of little stypticity; and bathed according to habit. Those who have
been seized with the fever from inordinate heat are to be treated from
the commencement with cooling things and more baths, but by no means
with much oil and friction. The cooling things should be rose oil, or
cold oil of unripe olives, prepared without salts. The same are to be
poured upon the open of the head, and the bath used when the fever has
passed its acme. If a person has a fever from congelation, he is to be
bathed in the decline; but if the fever be attended with catarrh, he is
not to be bathed until concoction takes place; but those who have fever
from exposure to heat are to be bathed while these symptoms are present.
Those from exposure to cold are to be warmed moderately, and have the
head bathed with such applications as the oil of iris and of nard. To
those in whom the fever is occasioned by constriction of the skin, the
proper remedies are, tepid baths of sweet waters, friction to open the
pores, exercises, and an exhilarating diet. Those in whom the fever is
occasioned by want of food are to be led to the bath after the decline of
the first paroxysm, and to have plenty of tepid oil poured upon them; are
to be rubbed most gently, and to remain for the greater part of the time
in the cistern of the warm bath. After coming out and recovering their
strength, they are to be led again to the bath, and afterwards get warm
water to drink, the juice of ptisan, and sometimes of lettuce; and are to
partake of fishes having tender flesh, in white broth. The common diet in
all these cases ought to consist of things which contain good juices, of
easy digestion, and which will not be restrained within the pores of the
skin. Wine should be given which is watery in appearance and strength. It
will sometimes be proper, on the first attack of the fever, to give some
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