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_Of the Arabian Measures._ The knowledge of the Arabian measures is necessary for those who read the Arabian physicians, such as Avicenna, Rhases, Serapion, Mesue, and Haly Abbas.

_Dorach_, equal to the Roman amphora.

_Aldorach_, equal to 2 xestæ.

_Johem_, equal to the congius of the Romans.

_Kist_, equal to a Roman sextarius.

_Korboni_, equal to the hemina.

_Kiliathi_, equal to one half of the cotyla.

_Kestuf_, equal to the acetabulum.

_Cuathum_, equal to the cyathus.

_Falgerin_, equal to the cochleare parvum.

_Briala_, a measure of uncertain capacity.

_Mustarum_, the greater equal to ⅓ hemina, the lesser equal to ½ cyathus. A corruption of the Greek μύστρον.

_Decimal Tables._

Roman Measures for things Dry.

Hemina 0·5074 pint.
Sextarius 1·0148 pints.
Modius 1·0141 pecks.

Attic Measures for things Dry.

Ξέστης 0·9903 pint.
Χοῖνιξ 1·486 pints.
Μέδιμνος 1·0906 bushels.

Roman Measures for things Liquid.

Hemina 0·59759 pint.
Sextarius 1·19518 pints.
Congius 7·1712 pints.
Urna 3·5857 gallons.
Amphora 7·1712 gallons.
Culeus 2·27 hogsheads.

Attic Measures for things Liquid.

Κοτύλη 0·5742 pint.
Ξέστης 1·1483 pints.
Χοῦς 6·8900 pints.
Μετρητής 10·335 gallons.

A Table of the more usual Characters of Weights and Measures used by the Greek and Roman Authors. From Paucton, ‘Métralogie,’ p. 95.

_NOTES pondérales des Romains._

_NOTES pondérales des Grecs._

_NOTES mensurales des Romains._

_NOTES mensurales des Grecs._

_The end of the Commentary on PAULUS ÆGINETA._

GENERAL INDEX.

Abrong, an article in the Arabian Materia Medica, vol. iii, p. 471.

Abrotanum, see Southernwood.

Abscess, on the nature and general treatment of, ii, 54-9;
surgical treatment of, 305-8;
of the womb, and treatment thereof, 385-6.

Absinthium, varieties of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 63, 64.

Acacia, its medicinal properties, iii, 26.

Acallis, its properties in medicine, iii, 26.

Acanthium, its medicinal properties, iii, 28.

Acanthus, its medicinal properties, iii, 27.

Acarus, its medicinal properties, iii, 29.

Acetabulum, one of the ancient measures. See Measures.

Achates, or Agate, its medicinal powers, iii, 221, 223.

Achores, an eruptive disease of the scalp, i, 346, 348.

Acinus, account of, and its properties as a medicine, iii, 28.

Aconite, symptoms and treatment of poisoning by, ii, 220;
its uses in medicine, iii, 29.

Acopa, or Restorative Ointments, on the composition of, iii, 581-9.

Acorns, sometimes used as articles of food by the ancients, i, 137.

Acrochordones, description and general treatment of, ii, 48;
surgical treatment of, 276.

Actual cautery, application of, to the head, ii, 248, 250.

Adarce, probably a species of zoophyte, iii, 22;
its uses in medicine, ibid.

Adhesion of the eyelids, surgical treatment of, ii, 273, 274.

Ægilops, symptoms and nature of the disease, with general treatment,
i, 413, 427;
surgical treatment of, ii, 285-8;
an article in the Mat. Med., iii, 24.

Ærugo, or Verdigris, nature of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 142.

Æs, or Copper, see Copper.

Æthiopis, its properties as a medicine, iii, 25.

Affusion of cold water, its use in tetanus, i, 404, 406, 407.

Agallochum, its properties as a medicine, iii, 18.

Agaric, its uses in medicine, iii, 19.

Ageratum, its uses in medicine, iii, 20.

Agglutinants, list of used in the treatment of ulcers, ii, 101 et seq.

Agrostis, or Grass, its properties as a medicine, iii, 20.

Airs, on the different kinds of, i, 161.

Alauda, or Lark, its uses in medicine, iii, 190.

Albaras, a term used by the Arabians for Lepra, ii, 21.

Alchemy, the ancient writers on medicine make no allusions to, iii,
17;
Firmicus the earliest writer on, ibid.

Alcæa, or Vervain-mallow, its medicinal uses, iii, 33.

Alcyonia, on the varieties of, and their medicinal properties, iii,
33, 34.

Ale, see Zythus.

Alica, a preparation from spelt, nearly the same as chondrus, i, 123.

Alkalies, their use in pneumonia, i, 481;
general properties in medicine, iii, 185. See further Lixivial.

Almonds, description of their dietetical properties, i, 136;
their uses in medicine, iii, 41.

Alabastrites, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 226.

Aloe, varieties of, and their medicinal properties, iii, 34.

Alopecia, see under Hair.

Alphos, description of, ii, 16, &c., 33-5;
the Lepra alphoides of modern nosologists, 23.

Alsine, or Chickweed, its medicinal properties, iii, 35.

Alsander, see under Smyrnium.

Althæa, or Marshmallow, its medicinal properties, iii, 32.

Alum, different kinds of, known to the ancients, and their uses, iii,
360, 361.

Alvine discharges, their characters in fevers, i, 222.

Alypon, its medicinal properties, iii, 35.

Alysson, or Madwort, its medicinal properties, iii, 36.

Amaracus, or Marjoram, its uses in medicine, iii, 36.

Amaranth, its medicinal properties, iii, 37.

Amaurosis, symptoms and treatment of, i, 421, 434.

Amber, see under Electrum, Ambergris, and Karabe.

Ambergris, its medicinal properties as given by the Arabians, iii,
426;
unknown to the Greeks and Romans, ibid.

Ambrosia, account of its medicinal properties, iii, 27.

Amenorrhœa, treatment of, i, 609-14.

Amethyst, account of the gem, and its medicinal properties, iii, 224.

Amiantus, its uses in medicine, iii, 228.

Aminæan Wine, used in the treatment of lientery, i, 521.

Ammi, or Bishop’s Weed, its medicinal properties, iii, 38.

Ammoniac, description of the different kinds of, and their uses, iii,
38, 39.

Amomum, discussion on the ancient, and its medicinal properties, iii,
42;
amomum grana paradisi, known to Ebn Baithar, 436.

Ampeloprasum, its uses in medicine, iii, 40.

Amphisbæna, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 180, 181.

Amphora, see under Weights.

Amputation of the extremities, ii, 409-414.

Amulets, their use in quartans, i, 248;
in epilepsy, 378, 381;
in gout, 670.

Amurca, or Lees of Oil, its medicinal properties, iii, 39.

Amygdalæ, see Almonds.

Amylum, or Starch, its medicinal uses, iii, 41.

Anabrochismus, description of the operation, ii, 270.

Anacardium, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 242;
its uses in medicine, iii, 450.

Anagallis, or Pimpernel, its uses in medicine, iii, 43.

Anagyrus, its medicinal uses, iii, 43.

Anchusæ, or Alkanets, their varieties and medicinal properties, iii,
21.

Anethum, or Dill, its medicinal properties, iii, 46.

Aneurism, surgical treatment of, ii, 312-6.

Angina, see Quinsy.

Angiology, description of the operation, ii, 254-6.

Animals, parts of, used as articles of food, i, 149.

Anisum, or Anise, its uses in medicine, iii, 46.

Ankle, on dislocations at, ii, 506-8.

Anonis, Ononis, or Rest-harrow, its uses in medicine, iii, 47.

Antirrinon, or Snapdragon, its medicinal uses, iii, 47.

Anthrax, or Carbuncle, treatment of the disease, ii, 78, 79;
the gem, its uses in medicine, iii, 221, 224.

Anthyllis, its medicinal powers, iii, 46.

Antiades, or Indurated Tonsils, treatment of, ii, 299.

Antimony, account of its medicinal uses, iii, 356.

Anus, on Imperforate, and the treatment thereof, ii, 405;
on fistulæ of, and their treatment, 399;
general diseases of, i, 600, 605.

Aphace, or Wild Vetch, its medicinal uses, iii, 62.

Aphronitrum, account of it, and its powers in medicine, iii, 62.

Apochyma, or Old Pitch, its medicinal uses, iii, 48.

Apocynum, its deleterious effects, ii, 242. See also Brassica canina.

Apolinose, application of it to fistulæ and hemorrhoids, ii, 401, 403.

Apoplexy, symptoms and treatment of, i, 392.

Appetite, loss of, in fevers, and treatment thereof, i, 311.

Apples, their characters as articles of food, i, 134;
their uses in medicine, iii, 250.

Apricot, its characters as an article of food, i, 133.

Arabs, eulogium on the ancient, by Beckmann, iii, 479.

Arabian Stone, account of, and its powers in medicine, iii, 225.

Arbute, its characters in medicine, iii, 184.

Arcion, or Burdock, its medicinal powers, iii, 51.

Arctium, its medicinal powers, iii, 51.

Ardent Fevers, symptoms and treatment of, i, 260 et seq.

Arena, or Sand, its uses in medicine, iii, 38.

Argemone, or Prickly Poppy, its medicinal powers, iii, 49.

Arisarum, or Friar’s Cowl, its uses in medicine, iii, 49.

Aristolochia, or Birthwort, varieties of, and their medicinal powers,
iii, 50.

Armeniacum, or Armenium, account of, and its uses, iii, 52.

Arm, on fractures of, and their treatment, ii, 456-64.

Armpits, of fetid smells in the, i, 506.

Arnabo, difficulty of determining what it was, iii, 52.

Arsenic, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 235, 236;
kinds known to the ancients, 236; iii, 54;
its uses in medicine, iii, 53, 54. See also Sandarach.

Artamita, its virtues in medicine, iii, 457.

Artemisia, or Mugwort, its medicinal powers, iii, 52.

Arteriacs, on the nature and composition of, i, 473.

Arteriotomy, description of the operation, ii, 253.

Arthritis, symptoms and treatment of, i, 657 et seq.

Artichoke, not described by any of the ancients but Columella, i, 114.

Artologani, a species of bread, i, 122.

Arum, a plant resembling the dragon-herb, i, 114.

Arum, or Wakerobin, its medicinal powers, iii, 53.

Asarabacca, its properties as a medicine, iii, 55.

Asclepias, or Swallow-wort, its medicinal powers, iii, 56.

Ascyrron, a species of hypericum, its medicinal uses, iii, 57.

Ash, its virtues as a medicine, iii, 247.

Ashes, nature of the ancient, and their medicinal powers, iii, 372.

Asian Stone, its medicinal powers, iii, 221, 224.

Asp, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 187, &c.;
a variety of the common viper, 189.

Aspalathus, its medicinal powers, iii, 57. See Rosewood.

Asparagi, the young shoots of plants, i, 116;
uses of asparagus in medicine, iii, 58.

Asphaltos, or Bitumen, its medicinal powers, iii, 60.

Asphodel, or Kingspear, its uses in medicine, iii, 61.

Asplenium, or Spleenwort, its medicinal powers, iii, 58.

Ass, flesh of the wild, sometimes used as an article of food, i, 149.

Aster Atticus, account of, and its virtues in medicine, iii, 59.

Asthma, symptoms and treatment of, i, 475, &c.

Astragalus, or Wild Liquorice, its virtues in medicine, iii, 60.

Astragalus, on dislocations of the bone, ii, 507, 508.

Atheroma, description and general treatment of, ii, 94, 95;
surgical treatment of, 311, 312.

Atractylis, or Distaff-thistle, its uses in medicine, iii, 61.

Atramentum sutorium, sometimes used as a poison, ii, 242;
account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 402.

Atriplex, or Orache, its medicinal powers, iii, 61.

Autopyrus, a coarse kind of bread, i, 122.

Azederach, introduced into the practice of medicine by the Arabs,
iii, 449.

Baccharis, or Ploughman’s Spikenard, its uses in medicine, iii, 66.

Baldness, treatment of, see under Hair.

Balaustium, or Flower of Pomegranate, its uses in medicine, iii, 66.

Balote, or Base Horehouud, its medicinal uses, iii, 67.

Balsamum, or Balsam-tree, its uses in medicine, iii, 67.

Bamboo-cane, sugar procured from, i, 319. See Sugar.

Barb, the fish, described by Ausonius, i, 161.

Barley, its character as an article of food, i, 123;
its medicinal uses, iii, 195.

Basil, as an article of food, i, 115;
its virtues in medicine, iii, 423.

Basilisk, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 189 et seq.

Bass, the fish, its characters as an article of food, i, 161.

Bastard Saffron, see Cnicus.

Baths, description of the ancient, i, 67-73;
public, of the Romans, 68;
mode in which the ancients took them, 68;
natural baths or spas, 71.

Batos, or Bramble, its medicinal uses, iii, 68.

Baum, its medicinal uses, iii, 248.

Bay-tree, its uses in medicine, iii, 93, 94.

Bdellium, account of, iii, 70, 439.

Bean, characters of the different varieties of, i, 126;
its uses in medicine, iii, 199.

Bear’s Grease, its use in the cure of baldness, i, 342.

Bear’s Breech, see Acanthus.

Beasts, general characters of their flesh as food, i, 145;
formed the principal part of man’s food in the heroic age, ibid.

Beccafigo, the ficedula of the Romans, i, 142.

Bee-glue, see Propolis.

Beef, its characters as an article of food, i, 148.

Beet, used as an article of food, i, 112;
its uses in medicine, iii, 371.

Behen, dissertation upon, iii, 478.

Benet noctis, see Epinyctis.

Ben-nut, or Nut-ben, its medicinal powers, iii, 65.

Berberis, or Berberry, its introduction into medicine, iii, 438.

Berengemish, or Ozimum Gariofilatum, iii, 477.

Bettonica, or Bettony, on its characters as a medicine, iii, 71.

Bezoar, account of its introduction into medicine, iii, 426.

Bindweed, its medicinal powers, iii, 283.

Bird-lime, see Viscum.

Birthwort, see Aristolochia.

Bishop’s Weed, see Ammi.

Bitumen, see Asphaltos.

Blatta Pistrina, its uses in medicine, iii, 337.

Blitum, or Blite, its properties as a pot-herb, i, 114;
its uses in medicine, iii, 72.

Blood, medicinal properties of the various kinds of, iii, 25.

Bones, their medicinal uses, iii, 287.

Borax, or Tincar, account of, iii, 476.

Bothrion, see Ulcers of the Eyes.

Botrys, or Goose-foot, its medicinal uses, iii, 73.

Brain, ancient physiology of the, i, 83;
its uses in medicine, iii, 99.

Bramble, see Batos.

Bran, see Crimnon.

Bread, description of the varieties of, known to the ancients, i, 122;
prepared with leaven or yeast, 123;
its uses in medicine, iii, 55.

Breasts, on the diseases of, i, 504;
male, morbidly resembling female, ii, 336.

Brine, see Muria.

Britannica, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 77, 78.

Brocoli, its dietetical characters according to Rhases, i, 113.

Bronchocele, surgical treatment of, ii, 316.

Bronchotomy, said to have been performed by Hippocrates in quinsy, i,
166. For a description of the operation, see Laryngotomy.

Broom, its uses in medicine, iii, 351.

Broth, account of its medicinal uses, iii, 126.

Bruised nail, on the treatment of, ii, 415.

Bryon, or Lichen, its medicinal uses, iii, 78.

Bryony, its uses in medicine, iii, 79.

Bubo, nature and treatment of, ii, 71-3.

Bubonocele, general account of, and its treatment, i, 589;
surgical treatment of, ii, 377-9.

Bubonium, see Aster Atticus.

Buccellatum, the name of a sort of bread, i, 125.

Buccellatus, a compound purgative medicine, iii, 494.

Buccinæ, their uses in medicine, iii, 170.

Buckthorn-plantain, see Coronopus.

Buckthorn, see Rhamnus.

Bugs, see Cimices.

Buglossum, used as an article of food, i, 115;
its medicinal powers, iii, 77.

Bulbi, the esculent, difficult to determine exactly, i, 118;
medicinal powers of the esculent and emetic, iii, 73.

Bulimia, or Bulimos, treatment of, in fevers, i, 313.

Bullæ, see Phlyctænæ.

Bull’s-blood, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 230, 231.

Bunium, or Earth-nut, its medicinal powers, iii, 74.

Buphthalmum, or Ox-eye, its medicinal powers, iii, 76.

Buprestis, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 203;
its uses in medicine, iii, 74.

Burncow, see Buprestis.

Burns, on the treatment of, ii, 42-5.

Burning, or application of the Cautery to, the eyelids, ii, 265;
the armpits, 330;
for empyema, 332;
over the liver, 335;
over the spleen, 336;
over the stomach, 336;
over the hip-joints, 394.

Bustard, or Otis, a delicious article of food, i, 142.

Butcher’s-broom, its medicinal powers, iii, 94.

Butter, its uses by the ancients in food and medicine, iii, 74-6.

Buzeiden, probably the Orchis morio, iii, 459;
its uses in medicine, ibid.

Cabbage, its properties as a pot-herb, i, 113;
taken to prevent intoxication, 176;
its uses in medicine, iii, 193.

Cacalia, see Cacanus.

Cacanus, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 148.

Cachexia, nature and treatment of, i, 568.

Cactos, nature of, and its effects as a poison, ii, 240, 241.

Cadmia, or Calamine, its uses in medicine, iii, 149.

Cæliac affection, symptoms and treatment of, i, 520.

Calais, account of, as a medicine, iii, 228.

Calamagrostis, or Bull-reed, its medicinal powers, iii, 151.

Calaminth, its uses in medicine, iii, 151.

Calamus aromaticus, or Sweet-cane, its medicinal powers, iii, 152.

Calculus, see Lithotomy;
general treatment of, i, 541;
of the uterus, 632.

Callus, treatment of redundant, in fractures, ii, 476;
of distortion from, 477;
on bones which have not united for want of, 477.

Camphora, its characters as given by the Arabians, iii, 427.

Canals, nature of these surgical instruments, ii, 471.

Cancers, symptoms and general treatment of, ii, 79-83;
surgical treatment of, ii, 334-336.

Canine appetite, in fevers, treatment of, i, 314.

Canker-worms of Pines, their uses in medicine, iii, 302.

Cannabis, or Hemp, its uses in medicine, iii, 155.

Canopum, or Elder, see under Elder.

Cantharis, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 201 et seq;
uses of in medicine, iii, 153.

Caparis, or Caper-tree, its uses in medicine, iii, 155.

Carbuncle of the eyelids, treatment of, i, 419, 432;
general nature and treatment of, ii, 75, 79;
the gem scarcely used as a medicine, iii, 224.

Carcinoma, of the eyelids, i, 419, 432.

Cardamom, its medicinal properties, iii, 157.

Cardiac disease, account of from Celsus, C. Aurelianus, and Aretæus,
i, 292 et seq.

Carline Thistle, its characters as an article of food, i, 113.

Carobs, or Siliquæ, an inferior article of food, i, 137.

Carious Wood, its uses in medicine, iii, 326.

Carpesia, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 218.

Carpesium, falsely taken for cubebs, its uses in medicine, iii, 159.

Carrot, or Staphylinus, its characters as an article of food, i, 118.

Cartilaginous fishes, their characters as articles of food, i, 169 et
seq.

Carum, or Caraway, its virtues as a medicine, iii, 158.

Carus, symptoms and treatment of the disease, i, 372.

Caryophyllon, or Cloves, its properties as a medicine, iii, 160.

Cassamum, the fruit of the Balsam-tree, iii, 161.

Cassia, its virtues as a medicine, iii, 161.

Cassia fistula, its medicinal characters as given by the Arabians,
iii, 429-31;
of the Greeks a very different substance, iii, 161.

Cassia lignea, same as the Cassia bark of the moderns, iii, 161.

Castor, supposed by the ancient authorities the testicles of the
beaver, iii, 162;
its characters as a medicine, 163.

Castor-oil Plant, its characters as a medicine, iii, 170, 171. See
Ricinus.

Castration, description of the operation, iii, 379.

Catalepsy, symptoms and treatment of, i, 369, &c.

Cataphora, treatment of in fevers, i, 301.

Cataract, surgical treatment of, ii, 280-5.

Caterpillar, or Eruca, its properties as a medicine, iii, 153.

Catarrh, symptoms and treatment of, i, 469.

Caucalis, or Wild Carrot, its uses in medicine, iii, 163.

Cauda pudendi, symptoms and treatment of the disease, ii, 381-382.

Causus, see Ardent Fevers.

Catheterism, description of the operation, ii, 351.

Cedrus, or Juniper, its medicinal uses, iii, 164.

Celandine, or Chelidonium, its uses in medicine, iii, 412.

Cenchrinus, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 186.

Centaury, its uses in medicine, iii, 165.

Cepæa, its uses in medicine, iii, 169.

Cephalalgia, symptoms and treatment of, i, 350.

Cephalæa, symptoms and treatment of, i, 355.

Cera, or Wax, its uses in medicine, iii, 169.

Cerastes, a variety of the Egyptian viper, ii, 189;
treatment of persons stung by, 187-9.

Cerasia, or Cherries, history of, as an article of food, i, 132, 133;
their uses in medicine, iii, 167.

Ceratonia, see Carob-tree.

Ceruse, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 234;
nature of, 235;
its characters as a medicine, iii, 420.

Cetacea, or Large Fishes, account of, i, 170.

Ceterach, see Asplenium.

Chalazia of the eyelid, surgical treatment of, ii, 275.

Chalcanthos, disquisition on, iii, 402. See Atramentum sutorium.

Chalcitis, disquisition on the nature of, iii, 399-401.

Chamæleon, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 208;
its characters as a medicine, iii, 407.

Chamædrops, its characters as a medicine, iii, 410.

Chamædrys, or Germander, its uses in medicine, iii, 406.

Chamæleuce, or Ground Poplar, its uses in medicine, iii, 407.

Chamæmelum, or Chamomile, its uses in medicine, iii, 408.

Chamæpitys, or Ground Pine, its virtues in medicine, iii, 409.

Chamæsyce, or Ground Fig, its virtues in medicine, iii, 410.

Chamelæa, its characters in medicine, iii, 410, 412. See Mezereon.

Characters for the different weights and measures, iii, 626-28.

Chaste-tree, see Vitex.

Cheese, varieties of, and their characters in dietetics, i, 155, 156;
its uses in medicine, iii, 382.

Chemosis, symptoms and treatment of, i, 412, 425.

Cherry, see Cerasion.

Chesnuts, their characters as articles of food, i, 138.

Chickweed, see Alsine.

Chickpea, see Cicer.

Chilblains, treatment of, i, 676.

Chironian Ulcers, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 114.

Cholagogues, nature of, and list according to Mesue, iii, 489;
to Margravius, 490.

Cholera, symptoms and treatment of, i, 515 et seq.

Chondrile, or Gum Succory, its characters as a medicine, iii, 414.

Chondrus or Farro, is a sort of shelled grain prepared from spelt, i,
123;
used as a medicine, iii, 415.

Cicada or Tree-hopper, its uses in medicine, iii, 390.

Cicatrices of the eyes, treatment of, i, 418;
treatment of black, ii, 118.

Cicer, or Chickpea, its uses as a medicine, iii, 112.

Cichorium, or Succory, its medicinal powers, iii, 176.

Cider, ancients well acquainted with the preparation of, i, 134.

Cimices, or Bugs, their medicinal powers, iii, 188.

Cinara, difficulty of determining what it was, i, 113.

Cinnabaris or Sanguis Draconis, its uses in medicine, iii, 171.

Cinnamon, its medicinal powers, iii, 172.

Cinquefoil, see Quinquefolium.

Circæa, or Enchanter’s Nightshade, its medicinal powers, iii, 173.

Circumcision, description of the operation, ii, 349, 350.

Circocele, surgical treatment of, ii, 370, 372.

Cistus or Rock-rose, its virtues as a medicine, iii, 174.

Citron, its characters as an article of food, i, 137.

Clavus, or Corns, on the treatment of, i, 678;
of the feet, treatment of, ii, 416, 417.

Clavicle, on fractures of, ii, 447, 450;
on dislocations of, ii, 482, 484.

Clematis, or Virgin’s Bower, its medicinal uses, iii, 177.

Clinopodium or Field-basil, its medicinal uses, iii, 178.

Clitoris, surgical treatment of enlarged, ii, 381, 382.

Clysters, description of the ancient, i, 57.

Cnicus, or Bastard Saffron, its powers as a medicine, iii, 178;
used as an antidote to poisons, ibid.;
its general uses in medicine, iii, 175.

Coagulated Milk, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 231.

Cocoa-nut, its characters as a medicine, iii, 438.

Cochleæ, or White Snails, esteemed as a delicacy by the Romans, i,
168;
uses of, in medicine, iii, 192.

Cockle, see Ægilops.

Coeloma, see Ulcers.

Cold, treatment of persons injured by, i, 49.

Collyria, varieties of, and their composition, iii, 548, 558.

Colic, symptoms and treatment of, i, 531, &c.

Coltsfoot, its medicinal uses, iii, 72.

Colocynth, description of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 183.

Comfrey, see Symphytum.

Conchylia, their uses in medicine, iii, 178.

Condisi, poisonous substance treated of by the Arabians, ii, 242.

Condyloma of the Uterus, treatment of, iii, 382, 383;
of the anus, treatment of, 405.

Congius, see Weights.

Contagion, history of ancient opinions on, i, 284, 288.

Continued or Synochous Fevers, symptoms and treatment of, i, 256.

Contusion of the Ears, treatment of, i, 440, 445.

Conyza, or Fleabane, its medicinal uses, iii, 185.

Copper, the ancient varieties of, and their uses in medicine, iii,
404, 406.

Copperas, see under Chalcanthos.

Corallium, or Coral, its medicinal uses, iii, 187.

Cordial Medicines, Arabian doctrines regarding the nature of, iii,
473.

Coriander, its medicinal properties, iii, 189.

Coris, its uses in medicine, iii, 189.

Cork, its uses in medicine, iii, 393.

Cornus, or Cornel, its medicinal uses, iii, 193.

Corns, see Clavus.

Coronopodium, probably the same as the Coronopus, i, 670;
its purgative powers, iii, 495.

Coronopus, or Buckthorn-plantain, its characters as a medicine, iii,
190.

Cos, or Whetstone, account of, iii, 227.

Cosmetics of the ancients, see under Hair.

Costus, account of, and its properties in medicine, iii, 190, 192.

Cotton, the Horon, or Bombax of the Arabians, iii, 464, 465.

Cotton-thistle, see Acanthium.

Cotyledon, or Navel-wort, its uses in medicine, iii, 192.

Cough, treatment of, i, 309, 470, &c.

Counter-fissure, ancient opinions regarding, ii, 440.

Crab, its uses in medicine, iii, 158.

Crab-tree, see Epimelis.

Crane, a nutritious but indigestible article of food, i, 143.

Crane-bill, see Geranium.

Cratæogonon, its medicinal uses, iii, 194.

Cress, used as a seasoner by the ancient Persians, i, 114.

Crimnon, or Bran, its medicinal uses, iii, 196.

Crises in Fevers, account of, i, 198, &c.

Critical Days, ancient opinions regarding, i, 190, &c.

Crithmon, or Samphire, its uses in medicine, iii, 195.

Crocodiles, treatment of persons bitten by, ii, 193.

Crocodilium, its medicinal uses, iii, 197.

Crocomagma, composition of, iii, 531, 593.

Crustacea, their characters as articles of food, i, 170.

Crocus, or Saffron, its uses in medicine, iii, 198.

Cubebs, introduced into medicine by the Arabians, iii, 463.

Cucumber, its characters as an article of food, i, 128, 129;
its uses in medicine, iii, 335.

Cucurbita, see Gourd.

Cudweed, see Gnaphalium.

Culeus, see Weights.

Cumin, its uses in medicine, iii, 203.

Cupping, ancient modes of performing, iii, 326, 330.

Curds and Whey, the Schiston of the ancients, i, 155.

Cuttle-fish, see under Sepia.

Cyanus, account of, and its medicinal uses, iii, 200.

Cyathus, see under Weights.

Cynanche, see under Quinsy.

Cyperus, its uses in medicine, iii, 204.

Cyphi, composition of, iii, 599, 600.

Cypress, its uses in medicine, iii, 204.

Cytisus, its medicinal uses, iii, 206.

Daffodil, or Narcissus, its medicinal uses, iii, 266.

Damascenes, their characters in dietetics, i, 136.

Darnel, its medicinal virtues, iii, 26.

Date, used in various ways as an article of food, i, 135;
wine prepared from, ibid.

Daucus, see Carrot.

Defluxion on the Eyes, treatment of, i, 411.

Deliquium Animi, treatment of, in fevers, i, 327;
distinction between it and syncope, 328.

Delirium Tremens, case of, related by Hippocrates, i, 407.

Demoniacs, what the persons so designated in Scripture probably were,
i, 383.

Dende of the Arabians, either the lignum colabrinum or croton
tiglium, iii, 448.

Dentifrices, list of, and their uses, i, 455.

Depilatories, composition of, and their uses, i, 342, 588.

Dessert, or Mensa secunda, articles served at the, i, 131.

Diabetes, symptoms and treatment of, i, 547.

Diarrhœa, general treatment of, i, 520;
colliquative in fevers, i, 298, 299.

Dictamnus, or Dittany, its uses in medicine, iii, 95.

Dietetics, ancient authorities on, i, 107.

Diets, or Meals, of the ancients, i, 108.

Difficult Labour, treatment of, i, 646 et seq.

Dill, see Anethum.

DIOCLES, epistle of, to Antigonus, i, 183;
remarks on, 186.

Diospolites, composition of, iii, 519.

Diphryges, or Husk of Brass, its uses in medicine, iii, 95.

Dipsacus, or Teasel, its medicinal powers, iii, 95.

Disorder of the Eye, treatment of, i, 423.

Distaff-thistle, see Atractylis.

Dislocations, see Luxations.

Dittany, see Dictamnus.

Diudar, an Indian pine described by the Arabians, iii, 450, 451.

Diuretics, officinal, for persons in health, i, 54.

Dock, or Rumex, noticed as an article of food, i, 115. See Lapathum.

Dogsbane, or Brassica canina, its medicinal properties, iii, 48.

Dog-rose, or Hip-tree, its uses in medicine, iii, 203.

Dorcas, the Gazelle, its flesh reckoned wholesome and delicious, i,
148;
pulse named from, i, 212, 216, 221.

Dorycnium, modern opinions regarding, ii, 225;
its medicinal uses, iii, 96.

Dracunculus, or Dragon-herb, its characters as a pot-herb, i, 114;
its medicinal virtues, iii, 97.

Drachm, see Weights.

Dropaces, or Calefacient Plasters, composition of, iii, 581, 587.

Dropsy, treatment of, i, 569 et seq.;
surgical treatment of, see Paracentesis.

Dross of Silver, its uses in medicine, iii, 106.

Dryinus, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 181, 182.

Dryopteris, or Oak-fern, its medicinal virtues, iii, 97.

Duck, its characters as an article of food, i, 143.

Duella, see Weights.

Dung, its uses in medicine, iii, 186.

Dyspepsia, symptoms and treatment of, i, 513, &c.

Dysentery, symptoms and treatment of, i, 505, &c.

Dysuria, treatment of, i, 517.

Ear, on the diseases of, i, 437 et seq.

Eagle-stone, or Ætites, its uses in medicine, iii, 227.

Earths, the medicinal, of the ancients, iii, 83, 85.

Earthworms, the uses of, in medicine, iii, 85.

Ebeny, its medicinal powers, iii, 98, 99.

Ecchymosis, treatment of, ii, 87.

Echidna, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 177-180.

Echinos, different kinds of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 121.

Echium, or Viper’s Bugloss, its medicinal properties, iii, 122.

Ecpiesmus, a disease of the eye, treatment of, i, 422, 436.

Ectropion, symptoms and general treatment of, i, 413, 427;
surgical treatment of, ii, 427.

Eel, its characters as an article of food, i, 160.

Eggs, their characters as given by the dietetical authorities, i, 144;
how the ancients preserved them, ibid.;
their uses in medicine, iii, 422.

Elaphoboscus, its medicinal powers, iii, 104.

Elaterium, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 239, 240;
its medicinal powers, iii, 102, 103.

Elatine, or Toadflax, its medicinal powers, iii, 104.

Elbow, on dislocations at the, ii, 489-492.

Elder, two species of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 30.

Elæomeli, nature of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 102.

Electrum, or Amber, its medicinal uses, iii, 129.

Elecampane, its uses in medicine, iii, 105.

Elephant, use of its hoofs in medicine, iii, 106.

Elephantiasis, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 1-14;
probably the original of syphilis, 14;
still prevalent in certain countries, 15.

Elechrysum, or Shrubby Everlasting, its uses in medicine, iii, 109.

Elm, its medicinal powers, iii, 312.

Emaciation, on the treatment of, i, 82-84.

Embryotomy, or Embryulcia, description of the operation, ii, 387-392.

Emery, description of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 226.

Emetics, on the administration of, iii, 503-510.

Emmenagogues, account of, i, 612, &c. See Menstrual Discharge.

Emphysema, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 84, 86;
of the eyes, i, 412, 426.

Empetrum, or Black-berried Heath, its uses in medicine, iii, 100.

Emplastic medicines, description of, iii, 7.

Encanthis, symptoms and treatment of, i, 430, &c.;
surgical treatment of, ii, 276.

Endive, its characters as an article of food, ii, 113;
its uses in medicine, iii, 319.

Enterocele, description and general treatment of, i, 589;
surgical treatment of, ii, 372, 377.

Ephemeral Fevers, symptoms and treatment of, i, 225, 235.

Ephemeron, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 222;
same as the colchicum and hermodactylus;
its medicinal powers, iii, 119.

Epidemic diseases, account of, i, 273, &c.

Epimedium, or Barrenwort, its uses in medicine, iii, 111.

Epimelis, or Crab-tree, its medicinal uses, iii, 112.

Epinyctis, symptoms and treatment of the disease, ii, 39, 40.

Epistaxis, general treatment of, i, 457;
in fevers, treatment of, i, 325.

Epipactis, or Bastard Hellebore, its uses in medicine, iii, 112.

Epithymum, or Dodder of Thyme, its uses in medicine, iii, 111.

Epulis, surgical treatment of, ii, 294.

Erica, see Heath.

Erinos, or Water-basil, its medicinal powers, iii, 114.

Eruca, or Rocket, its virtues in medicine, iii, 118.

Eryngo, its medicinal uses, iii, 132.

Erysipelas, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 65-70;
on the use of liquid applications for, 70;
of the brain, i, 365;
of the anus, i, 602.

Erysipelatous Fevers, on the treatment of, i, 269 et seq.

Erysimum, or Hedge-mustard, its medicinal uses, iii, 117.

Erythrodanum, or Madder, its medicinal uses, iii, 116.

Euphorbium, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 241;
its uses in medicine, iii, 119.

Eupatorium, doubts respecting, and its uses in medicine, iii, 118.

Exanthemata of the head, and treatment of, i, 345;
symptoms and treatment of, ii, 37-39.

Excoriations, treatment of, ii, 47.

Exercises, description of those used by the ancients, i, 20-27.

Exomphalos, or Umbilical Hernia, treatment of, ii, 340-342.

Eye, on the general diseases of, i, 409 et seq.

Face, on the affections of, i, 452.

Facies Hippocratica, description of, i, 190, 191.

Fagara or Fagre, a medicinal substance described by the Arabians,
iii, 456.

Far, or Spelt, its dietetical characters, i, 123;
its virtues in medicine, iii, 123.

Farro, see Chondrus.

Fats, their uses in medicine, iii, 354, 355.

Faufel, an Arabic medicine, probably areca catechu, iii, 454.

Favi, nature and treatment of, ii, 97-99.

Fel, an Arabic medicine not well understood, iii, 448.

Female Flux, symptoms and treatment of, i, 617 et seq.

Fennel, its uses in medicine, iii, 242.

Fennel, Giant, its uses in medicine, iii, 265.

Fenugreek, its medicinal powers, iii, 373.

Fermentum, or Leaven, its uses in medicine, iii, 126.

Fern, its uses in medicine, iii, 312.

Fevers, symptoms and treatment of, i, 187-335;
ancient authorities upon, 187.

Fici, symptoms and treatment of, i, 347.

Field-basil, see Clinopodium.

Fig, its characters as an article of food, i, 129, 132;
green figs, their medicinal uses, iii, 272;
ripe figs, 362, 363.

Filix, or Female Fern, its uses in medicine, iii, 136.

Fingers, surgical treatment of preternatural, ii, 331.

Fir-tree, its medicinal powers, iii, 103, 104.

Fistula, general treatment of, ii, 129, &c.;
surgical treatment of, 396-399.

Fistula Lachrymalis, see Ægilops.

Fishes, their characters as articles of food, i, 157 et seq.

Fissures of the uterus, i, 645, &c.;
of the feet, 176;
of the anus, ii, 405.

Flamingo, its tongue reckoned a great delicacy, i, 143.

Fleawort, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 211.

Foot, on the fractures at the, ii, 470.

Forceps, in midwifery known to Avicenna, i, 650;
one found in the house of an obstetrix at Pompei, 652.

Fowls, account of as articles of food, i, 139, &c.

Fox, see Vulpes.

Fractures, account of, and their differences, ii, 427-478;
of the skull, 429;
complicated with a wound, 472.

Frankincense, its medicinal uses, iii, 217.

Freckles on the face, remedies for, i, 452.

Friar’s Cowl, see Arisarum.

Friction, the preparatory described, i, 19;
different kinds of, 28.

Frog, not used as an article of food by the ancients, i, 166
(misspelt _rog_);
uses in medicine, see Rana.

Fructus horæi, or Summer Fruits, their characters, i, 128.

Frumentacea, their characters as articles of food, i, 120, &c.

Fucus marinus, or Sea-weed, its uses in medicine, iii, 397.

Fuligo, or Soot, its medicinal powers, iii, 56.

Fumaria, or Fumitory, its medicinal uses, iii, 159.

Furunculus, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 73-75.

Gagate, or Jet, used as a test of epilepsy, i, 380;
its virtues in medicine, iii, 225.

Galactites, account of, and its medicinal powers, iii, 222.

Galangal, or Galanga, account of its introduction into medicine, iii,
433.

Galbanum, its uses in medicine, iii, 398.

Galiopsis, its medicinal uses, iii, 81.

Galium, its medicinal uses, iii, 80.

Gall, or Bile, its uses in medicine, iii, 413.

Gallæ, or Galls, their medicinal uses, iii, 168.

Gall-stones, noticed by Alexander Trallian, i, 566;
by Haly Abbas, and others, 586.

Ganglion, nature and treatment of, ii, 50, 51;
surgical treatment of, 317, 318.

Gangrene, or Sphacelus, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 59-61.

Garlic, its uses in medicine, iii, 345.

Gastroraphe, description of the operation, ii, 342-345.

Gazelle, or Dorcas, used for food, i, 148.

Genital organs, on the diseases of, i, 600;
Celsus the best authority on, 604.

Gentian, its uses in medicine, iii, 82.

Geodes, account of, iii, 226.

Geranium, or Cranebill, its medicinal uses, iii, 83.

Germander, or Chamædrys, its uses in medicine, iii, 406.

Gilbenee, or Cerbera manghas, its introduction into medicine, iii,
467.

Gilt-head, its characters as an article of food, i, 165.

Ginger, see Zingiber.

Gingidium, or Toothpick Fennel, used as a pot-herb, i, 113;
its medicinal uses, iii, 86.

Gith, or Nigella, its uses in medicine, iii, 245.

Glass, account of the ancient, and its uses in medicine, iii, 383,
384.

Glaucium, or Horned Poppy, its medicinal uses, iii, 87.

Glaucoma, account of the disease, i, 421-434.

Glaux, or Milkwort, its medicinal uses, iii, 87.

Gluten, or Glue, its uses in medicine, iii, 181.

Glycyrrhiza, or Liquorice, its medicinal uses, iii, 88.

Gnaphalium, or Cudweed, its medicinal powers, iii, 89.

Goat’s-flesh, its characters as an article of food, i, 148.

Goat’s-horn, its uses in medicine, iii, 166.

Godwit, probably the attagen of the ancients, i, 140;
much sought after as an article of food, ibid.

Gongylis, or Turnip, its medicinal uses, iii, 90. See Turnip.

Gonorrhœa, symptoms and treatment of, i, 593.

Goose, characters of as an article of food, i, 143.

Goose-foot, see Botrys.

Gordylium, see Tordylium.

Gourd, use of as an article of food, i, 127, 128;
its medicinal uses, iii, 182.

Gout, varieties and treatment of, i, 657-676.

Gramen, or Grass, see Agrostis.

Granum Gnidium, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 179.

Granum tinctorum, iii, 180.

Granum Kelkel, iii, 466.

Grape, account of its qualities as an article of food, i, 132.

Grape-stones, their uses in medicine, iii, 86.

Gromwel, see Lithospermum.

Ground-ivy, or Chamæcissos, its uses in medicine, iii, 407.

Ground-poplar, or Chamæleuce, its uses in medicine, iii, 407.

Groundsel, see Senecio.

Gudgeon, used as an article of food, i, 163.

Gum, its medicinal powers, iii, 184.

Gypsum, or Mineral White, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 233;
modern writers on toxicology have overlooked, 234;
its characters as a medicine, iii, 91.

Gyris, or Pollen, its medicinal powers, iii, 91.

Hæmatite, or Bloodstone, its use in hæmoptysis, i, 489;
its general uses in medicine, iii, 200, 222.

Hæmatemesis, described by Actuarius, i, 515.

Hæmorrhus, on the treatment of persons stung by, ii, 183-185;
a variety of the viper, 185.

Hager Albuzedi, an Arabian medicine, iii, 476.

Hager Alcazaha, an Arabian medicine, iii, 477.

Hager Salachil, or Lapis corneolus, account of, iii, 476.

Haggis, see Isicia.

Hair, on the diseases of, i, 337, &c.;
compositions for dyeing, 342;
hair and nails said to grow after death, 345;
its uses in medicine, iii, 380.

Hake, the fish, noticed by several ancient writers, i, 165.

Halimus, or Sea-purslane, used as an article of food, i, 113;
its uses in medicine, iii, 32.

Hand and Fingers, on fractures of the bones of, ii, 465, 466.

Hare, characters of as an article of food, i, 149.

Hartshorn, its uses in medicine, iii, 166.

Heads, their medicinal uses, iii, 167.

Headache, treatment of in fevers, ii, 301;
general treatment of, 350.

Heart, temperaments and physiology of, i, 94 et seq.;
on the affections of, 501.

Hearing, difficult, treatment of, i, 440.

Heath, its medicinal powers, i, 113.

Hectic Fevers, symptoms and treatment of, i, 266, &c.

Hedera, or Ivy, its uses in medicine, iii, 175.

Hedge-mustard, see Erysimum.

Hedychroum, on the composition of, iii, 510.

Hellebore, the White and the Black, on poisoning by the White, ii,
239;
their uses in medicine, iii, 107;
modes of administering the White, 503 et seq.;
Bastard, see Epipactis.

Heliotropium, or Sunflower, its medicinal uses, iii, 128.

Hemlock, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 211, &c.;
effects of in the case of Socrates, 212;
its uses in medicine, iii, 206.

Hemina, see Weights.

Hemerocallis, or Lily of the Valley, its uses in medicine, iii, 131.

Hemicrania, symptoms and treatment of, i, 355, &c.

Hemionitis, or Moonfern, its medicinal uses, iii, 131.

Hemiplegia, see Apoplexy.

Hemorrhage, ancient modes of treating, i, 448, and ii, 127, &c.;
from the nose in fevers, i, 326.

Hemorrhoids of the Womb, general treatment of, i, 603;
surgical treatment of, ii, 382, 383;
of the anus, treatment of, 403.

Henbane, varieties of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 386.

Hepialus, a species of quotidian, i, 251, 252.

Hermodactylus, its use in gout, i, 660, &c.;
its uses in medicine, iii, 114;
preparation of, 494.

Hermaphrodites, account of, and their treatment, ii, 381.

Hernia, different species of, i, 589, &c.

Herpes, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 61.

Hiccup, treatment of in fevers, i, 321.

Hieræ, on the composition of, iii, 500-3.

Hieracites, description of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 227.

Hip-joint, symptoms and treatment of dislocations at, ii, 498-504;
on fractures of its bones, ii, 454, 455.

Hippocampus, its medicinal powers, iii, 143.

Hippolapathum, its uses in medicine, iii, 143.

Hippomarathrum, or Horse-fennel, its uses in medicine, iii, 143.

Hippophaes, its medicinal uses, iii, 144.

Hippopotamus, or Sea-horse, its medicinal uses, iii, 144.

Hipposelinum, or Horse-parsley, its medicinal uses, iii, 144.

Hippuris, or Horse’s-tail, its uses in medicine, iii, 144.

Holostium, its medicinal powers, iii, 274.

Honey, its uses as an article of food, i, 178;
its uses in medicine, iii, 246.

Honeysuckle, French, its medicinal powers, iii, 128.

Hops, or humulus lupulus, its medicinal powers, as stated by Mesue,
iii, 471.

Hordeolum, or Stye, symptoms and treatment of, i, 414, 427.

Horehound, see Marrubium.

Horon, or Bombax, disquisition on, iii, 471. See also Cotton.

Horned Poppy, see Glaucium.

Husk of Brass, its medicinal uses, iii, 95. See Diphryges.

Hyacinth, the herb, its uses in medicine, iii, 382, 383;
the gem, its uses in medicine, 475.

Hydatids, described by Aretæus, Galen, and Rhases, i, 574;
by Hippocrates, 564;
of the eyelids, operation for the removal of, ii, 271.

Hydragogues, list of, and their action, iii, 492.

Hydrargyrus, see Mercury.

Hydrocephalus, surgical treatment of, ii, 250-253.

Hydromel, account of its uses and modes of preparing, i, 179.

Hydrops uteri, described by Hippocrates, i, 573. See Dropsy.

Hydrocele, description of the operation for, ii, 365-368.

Hydrophobia, history of and modes of treatment, ii, 127 et seq.

Hydropiper, its uses in medicine, iii, 385.

Hydrus, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 185, 186.

Hypecoum, its uses in medicine, iii, 388.

Hypercatharsis, treatment of, iii, 499.

Hypericum, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 388.

Hypocistis, its uses in medicine, iii, 389.

Hypoglossum, its uses in medicine, iii, 389.

Hypopia, or Bruised Spots, treatment of, i, 452.

Hypopyon of the eye, general treatment of, i, 417, &c.;
surgical treatment of, ii, 279, 280.

Hypospadiæum, or Imperforate Glans, treatment of, ii, 347.

Hypospathismus, description of the operation, ii, 256-258.

Hyposphagma of the eyes, treatment of, i, 412, &c.

Ichthyocolla, its medicinal uses, iii, 148.

Icterus, etymology of the term, i, 582. See Jaundice.

Idæan root, inquiry what it was, and its uses in medicine, iii, 140.

Ignis Persicus, inquiry what disease it was, ii, 70-78.

Ignis sacer, inquiry what disease it was, ii, 68.

Ileus, symptoms and treatment of, i, 539, &c.

Imagination, influence of, in pregnant women, on the fœtus, i, 2, 3.

Imperforate meatus auditorius, treatment of, ii, 288;
pudendum, treatment of, 383, 384;
anus, treatment of, 405.

Impetigo, term used by Celsus, ii, 19;
misapplied by the Arabians, 21, &c.

Impotence, means for removing, i, 46, 599.

Impostors in the profession, account of, ii, 245.

Incubus, symptoms and treatment of, i, 388, &c.

Indigestion, on the treatment of, i, 44.

Infancy, diseases of, i, 10-12.

Infants, on the management of, i, 8 et seq.

Inflammation of the eyes, treatment of, i, 410 et seq.

Inflation of the stomach, symptoms and treatment of, i, 514;
of the womb, treatment of, 632.

Ink, description of the ancient, iii, 243-4.

Inspectiones cadaverum, practised by the ancients, i, 503, 567.

Instruments for operations on the skull, ii, 434.

Intemperaments, description and treatment of, i, 101.

Intercurrent pulse, characters of, i, 220.

Intermitting pulse, characters of, ibid.

Intoxication, on the treatment of, i, 43.

Inula, see Elecampane.

Iris, varieties of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 145-6.

Iron, its uses in medicine, iii, 334.

Isatis or Woad, its medicinal uses, iii, 146.

Ischiatic disease, symptoms and treatment of, i, 682, &c.

Isicia, an account of, and their composition, i, 171.

Isinglass-fish, not used as an article of food, i, 162.

Isopyrum or Bogbean, account of, and its virtues in medicine, iii,
146-7.

Ixia, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 221;
probably was the Carlina acaulis, ibid.

Jasper, its uses in medicine, iii, 221, 223.

Jaundice, symptoms and treatment of, i, 580.

Jaw, on fractures of the lower, ii, 445, 447;
on dislocations of, 479, &c.

Jesemin, probably a species of jasminum, iii, 458.

Judaic Stone, its medicinal powers, iii, 221, 223.

Jujubes, their characters as articles of food, i, 137;
are the serica of Galen, ibid.

Juniper, varieties of used in medicine, iii, 50, 164.

Jusculum, or Broth, its medicinal properties, iii, 126.

Kadi, an Arabian medicine, account of, iii, 460.

Karabe, disquisition on the, iii, 453-4;
probably not amber as generally supposed, ibid.

Kidneys, on the diseases of the, i, 541, &c.;
hemorrhage of, 546, 555;
hardness of, 546, 556.

Kingspear, see Asphodelus.

Knapweed, see Stœbe.

Kustberkush, an Arabian medicine; the Tamarix orientalis, iii, 467.

Lactuca, or Lettuce, used in insomnolency by Galen, i, 182, 183;
its medicinal uses, iii, 137, 138.

Ladanum, its uses in medicine, iii, 208.

Lagophthalmos, or Hare-eye, treatment of, ii, 266.

Lagopus, its uses in medicine, iii, 208.

Lampsana, or Nipplewort, its medicinal powers, iii, 209.

Lamprey, account of as an article of food, i, 165.

Lana, or Wool, its medicinal uses, iii, 113.

Lapathum, or Dock, its medicinal uses, iii, 210.

Lapis Lazuli, its medicinal uses, iii, 477. See Cyanus.

Lapis Lyncurius, account of, iii, 227.

Lapis Specularis, account of, iii, 351.

Lappa, or Cleavers, its characters as a medicine, iii, 47.

Lark, sometimes used as an article of food, i, 141;
its medicinal uses, iii, 193.

Laryngotomy, description of the operation, ii, 303-5.

Lassitude, varieties of, and their treatment, i, 30-6.

Lathyris, a species of spurge, its uses, iii, 209.

Laurus, see Bay-tree.

Laurus Herba, see Butcher’s Broom.

Laxatives to persons in health, i, 54.

Lead, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 237;
ancients well acquainted with its deleterious qualities, 237, 238;
its uses in medicine, iii, 255.

Leaf, the Malabathrum, or Cassia-leaf, iii, 397.

Leaven, see Fermentum.

Leeches, treatment of persons who have swallowed, ii, 207, &c.;
on bleeding by means of, 328, &c.

Leek, see Porrum.

Lees of Wine, their uses in medicine, iii, 380.

Leg, on fractures of the, ii, 469.

Lehibach, probably the Mussaenda frondosa, iii, 467.

Lemon, said to have been noticed by Avicenna, i, 137—statement
corrected;
described by Ebn Baithar, iii, 472.

Lentes, see Weights.

Lentils, used as articles of food, especially by the Egyptians, i,
126;
their uses in medicine, iii, 392.

Lentiscus, or Lentisk, its medicinal uses, iii, 365.

Leontopetalon, or Lion’s Leaf, its uses in medicine, iii, 212.

Lepidium, or Pepperwort, its uses in medicine, iii, 212.

Lepra, or Leprosy, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 16, &c.;
term lepra not used by Celsus, 19.

Lethargy, symptoms and treatment of, i, 366, &c.

Leucas, its medicinal powers, iii, 215.

Leucacantha, or White-thorn, its uses in medicine, iii, 214.

Leuce, description of the disease, ii, 31, 32;
the snow-white leprosy of the Jews, 32;
mixed with elephantiasis, 33.

Leucoma, symptoms and treatment of, i, 418, 431.

Lichen, description of the disease, ii, 24, &c.;
tendency to pass into lepra and scabies, 25, 26;
described by the Arabians under the term impetigo, 26;
tropicus, by what ancient authors described, ibid.

Lichen, the vegetable, its uses in medicine, iii, 211.

Lientery, symptoms and treatment of, i, 520, &c.

Ligature, use of in wounds of arteries, ii, 130.

Lily, its uses in medicine, iii, 196. See under Nymphæa.

Lime, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 235, 236;
its uses in medicine, iii, 380.

Limpets, see Tellinæ.

Limonium, or Sea Lavender, its uses in medicine, iii, 211.

Liniments, composition of, iii, 581-7;
to the anus and navel, 502, 503;
to the mouth and throat, 541, 544.

Linseed, sometimes used as an article of food, i, 127;
its characters as a medicine, iii, 230.

Lipyria, account of the fever, iii, 252.

Liquorice, see Glycyrrhiza.

Litharge, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 236, 237;
its uses in medicine, iii, 219.

Lithontriptics, ancient views regarding, i, 549 et seq.

Lithospermum, or Gromwel, its characters as a medicine, iii, 229.

Lithotomy, history of ancient opinions on, ii, 354-63.

Liver, physiology of, i, 98;
affections of, 560 et seq.;
of animals used as an article of food, 151;
its properties and uses as a medicine, iii, 131.

Lividity, on the treatment of, i, 39.

Lixivia, or Lyes, account of the ancient, and their uses, iii, 184.

Lizard, its uses in medicine, iii, 328.

Locust, used as an article of food, i, 143;
used in medicine, iii, 30.

Lolium, see Darnel.

Lonchitis, or Rough Spleenwort, its uses in medicine, iii, 233.

Looseness of the bowels, treatment of in fevers, i, 324.

Lotus-tree, account of as an article of food, i, 138;
the medicinal powers of the herb, iii, 236.

Lovage, its characters as a medicine, iii, 219.

Love, symptoms and treatment of, i, 391.

Lungs, temperaments and physiology of, i, 83 et seq.;
their uses in medicine, iii, 304.

Lupine, an inferior article of food, i, 127;
its characters as given by Galen, ibid.;
its uses in medicine, iii, 136.

Luxations, account of, ii, 478 et seq.;
of the lower jaw, 479-82;
sometimes fatal, 481, 482;
complicated with a wound, 509;
a fracture, 510, 511.

Lycanthropia, description of the disease, i, 389;
Burton and Mead’s opinions respecting, 390.

Lycium, account of, and its virtues in medicine, iii, 234.

Lychnis, or Campion, its uses in medicine, iii, 235.

Lycopsis, or Hound’s-tongue, its uses in medicine, iii, 234.

Lydian Stone, its uses in medicine, iii, 327.

Lyes, see Lixivia.

Lysimachium, its medicinal powers, iii, 235.

Mace, improperly identified with Macer, iii, 436;
its uses in medicine, 436-38.

Macer, conjectures respecting, iii, 237.

Mackerel, account of its qualities from Xenocrates, i, 162.

Mad Dogs, see Hydrophobia.

Madarosis, or Milphosis, treatment of, i, 415, 429.

Madder, see Erythrodanum.

Madwort, see Alysson.

Magnet, ancient opinions regarding the, and its uses in medicine, i,
225.

Mahaleb, what it probably was, iii, 458.

Maiden-hair, its properties as a medicine, iii, 22.

Maimed parts, treatment of, iii, 294.

Malabathrum, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 237.

Malingerers, on the detection of, ii, 244.

Mallows, characters as a potherb, i, 112;
its uses in medicine, iii, 238.

Mamira, account of, iii, 239.

Mandragora, or Mandrake, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 218, 219;
its uses in medicine, iii, 240.

Mania, symptoms and treatment of, i, 383 et seq.

Manna Thuris, description of, i, 451, and iii, 125;
account of the different kinds of manna, iii, 443-45.

Margaritæ, or Pearls, their uses in medicine, iii, 473.

Marjoram, see Amaracus.

Marrow, its uses in medicine, iii, 257.

Marrubium, or Horehound, its characters in medicine, iii, 309.

Masticatories, on the composition of, i, 59, 60.

Mastich, its uses in medicine, iii, 423.

Masucha, composition of, iii, 601.

Maudlin, see Ageratum.

Materia Medica, list of ancient authorities upon, iii, 3.

Maza, how prepared, i, 124.

Meadow Rue, see Thalictrum.

Meadow Saffron, see Hermodactylus.

Meals of the ancients, i, 108. See Diets.

Measles, ancient history of, i, 330.

Measures, full account of those used by the ancients, iii, 609-27.

Meatus auditorius, imperforate, ii, 288;
extraction of bodies from, 289-91.

Meconium, account of, iii, 250.

Medium, its characters as a medicine, iii, 249.

Medlars, their characters as an article of food, i, 135.

Meisce, or Mes, account of, iii, 464.

Meizaragi, the Cocculus Indicus, its uses in medicine, iii, 460.

Melas, symptoms and treatment of, ii, 16;
the Lepra nigricans of Willan, 23, &c.

Melancholy, symptoms and treatment of, i, 380, &c.

Melæna, noticed by Actuarius, i, 515.

Melca, a preparation from milk, i, 155.

Melanogogues, list of, and their action, iii, 491.

Melanteria, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 244.

Melilot, its characters as a medicine, iii, 247.

Melititis, or Honey Stone, its uses in medicine, iii, 220, 222.

Meliceris, treatment of, ii, 94, 96.

Melon and Melopepon, account of, i, 129.

Memory, supposed to be connected with the posterior part of the
brain, i, 90, 373;
on the loss of, and of reason, 372.

Memphites, account of, iii, 228.

Men, on the bite of, ii, 193.

Mentagra, account of the disease, ii, 27.

Mentha, or Mint, its medicinal powers, iii, 127.

Menstrual Discharge, ancient theories regarding, i, 608;
retention of, 609 et seq.

Mercury, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 238;
knowledge of, possessed by the ancients, 239;
its uses in medicine, iii, 385.

Merle, the fish, used as an article of food, i, 164.

Metasyncritica, or Alteratives, account of, i, 353.

Mezereon, see Chamelæa.

Mial, or Storax humida, probably the Liquidambar orientale, iii, 460;
its uses in ancient medicine, ibid.

Milk, its characters as an article of food, i, 150 et seq.;
methods of preparing and using it, 154 et seq.;
characters of good milk in a nurse, and mode of correcting bad, 6,
7;
its uses in medicine, iii, 79.

Milkwort, see Glaux.

Millet, its characters as an article of food, i, 124;
its uses in medicine, iii, 163.

Millefoil, its medicinal powers, iii, 260.

Millepedes, or Slaters, their medicinal uses, iii, 276.

Misy, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 253.

Mole, two species of, in the uterus described, i, 630.

Mollusca, account of the articles belonging to this class, i, 169.

Moly, or Wild Garlic, its uses in medicine, iii, 262.

Moonfern, see Hemionitis.

Morphea, use of the term by the Arabians, ii, 23;
by modern authorities, 35.

Morochthus, its medicinal uses, iii, 221, 223.

Mouth, on the diseases of the, i, 454.

Mugwort, see Artemisia.

Mulberry, its characters when used for food, i, 132;
its uses in medicine, iii, 256.

Muluchia, or Jews’ Mallow, its virtues, iii, 468.

Murena, much esteemed as an article of food, i, 162;
treatment of persons stung by, ii, 191.

Muria, or Brine, its medicinal powers, iii, 34.

Mus Araneus, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 175, 176.

Musa, the Musa paradisiaca, virtues of, iii, 473.

Mushrooms, their properties, as given by the dietetical writers, i,
119;
treatment of persons poisoned by, ii, 228 et seq.;
kinds of, known to the ancients, ii, 229;
their uses in medicine, iii, 250.

Muscles, their uses in medicine, iii, 257.

Musk, its virtues, as stated by the Arabian authorities, iii, 468-70.

Must, account of, i, 177.

Mustard, its characters when used as an article of food, i, 115;
its uses in medicine, iii, 263.

Mustela, or Weasel, its uses in medicine, iii, 8.

Mutton, its characters as an article of food, i, 148.

Myagrum, or Gold of Paradise, its uses in medicine, iii, 257.

Mydriasis, or Dilatation of the Pupil, treatment of, i, 133.

Myopia, treatment of, i, 422, 436.

Myrmecia, description and treatment of, ii, 48, 49;
surgical treatment of, 417.

Myrobalans, description of, and their uses in medicine, iii, 440-3.

Myrrh, or Myrrhis, its uses in medicine, iii, 260, 261.

Myrrh, or Myrrha, the gum-resin, its uses in medicine, iii, 348.

Myrtle, its uses in medicine, iii, 261.

Nails, on the diseases of the, i, 680 et seq.

Nard, different species of, and their uses, in medicine, iii, 264, &c.

Nasturtium, its uses in medicine, iii, 156.

Nausea, in fevers, on the treatment of, i, 319.

Navel, protrusion of, and its treatment, i, 587.

Nefrin, or Nerfin, probably the Narcissus orientalis, its virtues,
iii, 467.

Nerium, or Oleander, poisoning by, ii, 242;
its virtues as a medicine, iii, 268.

Nerves, of motion and sensation distinct, i, 398;
on wounds of, ii, 133 et seq.