The physicians of Myddvai : Meddygon Myddvai, or The medical practice of the celebrated Rhiwallon and his sons, of Myddvai, in Caermarthenshire, physicians to Rhys Gryg, lord of Dynevor and Ystrad Towy, about the middle of the thirteenth century / From ancient mss. in the libraries of Jesus College, Oxford, Llanover, and Tonn; with an English translation; and the legend of the lady of Llyn y Van ; translated by John Pughe and edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel. Pub. for the Welsh mss. society.

Date:: 1861

Credit: The physicians of Myddvai : Meddygon Myddvai, or The medical practice of the celebrated Rhiwallon and his sons, of Myddvai, in Caermarthenshire, physicians to Rhys Gryg, lord of Dynevor and Ystrad Towy, about the middle of the thirteenth century / From ancient mss. in the libraries of Jesus College, Oxford, Llanover, and Tonn; with an English translation; and the legend of the lady of Llyn y Van ; translated by John Pughe and edited by the Rev. John Williams ab Ithel. Pub. for the Welsh mss. society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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TO PREVENT SPEAKING DURING SLEEP. § 355. Take the seed or leaves of rue, and pound with vinegar till it become^, a mass, then mix it well in old ale, strain through a clean linen, and let the patient drink it. TO PREVENT DREAMING. § 356. Take the vervain, and hang about a man's neck, or let him drink some of the juice in going to bed; certainly he will not dream if he does so. TO RELIEVE THE PHLEGM IN BRONCHITIS. § 357. Take unsalted butter and honey in equal parts ; mix together carefully, and anoint your chest therewith. It is a good remedy. ANOTHER FOR THE SAME THING. § 358. Take wild celery, and boil in good wine vinegar, wash your chest with the hot vinegar, and apply the boiled herbs to your chest for three or four hours. FOR A PUNCTURED WOUND IN A JOINT FROM A THORN OR NEEDLE, THE SAME BEING HEALED OVER. § 359. Take the finest wheaten flour and temper with white wine, then boil the same till it becomes thick, bind this about the injured part as hot as it can be borne, and it will open the puncture, extracting the corruption and poison. In the absence of wine use good ale. A MEDICAMENT FOR ULCERS IN A LEG, ARM, OR OTHER PART. § 360. Take water cress, wash clean and boil in pure water till they become tender, then pound them well in a mortar, put then in a clean frying-pan on the fire, mixed with a stag or buck's tallow, or with mutton suet and a quantity of the lees of wine, and the bran of wheat; fry the whole together for a poultice, and apply warm to the painful part. Do this three or four times as may be needed. THINGS THAT ARE USEFUL FOR THE BRAIN. § 36]. Smelling musk and camomile, drinking wine moder- ately, eating the leaves of sage frequently, keeping the head

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