The first four books of Aur. Corn. Celsus, De re medica, with an Ordo verborum and literal translation / by John Steggall, M.D.

  • Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Date:
1853
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Credit: The first four books of Aur. Corn. Celsus, De re medica, with an Ordo verborum and literal translation / by John Steggall, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sis, neque a naturalihns ac- tionibus, qua erant diversce arjnd eos, sed ab experimen- tis, pront responderant cui- que. Quidt'm inter initia me- dicinain ne esse deducfam ab istis qiKEstionibus, sed ab ex- perimen/is. Eniin alios agro- rum qui erant sine medicis, propter aviditatem protinus assumsisse cibum priniis die- bits; alius propter fast idium abstinuisse; que morbum eorum, qui abstinuerani, esse magis Icvatum. Que item alios edisse aliquid in febre ipsa, alios paulu ante earn, alios post remissionem ejus : deinde optime cessisse its, qui fecerant id post finem febris. Queeudem ratione, alios inter principia proiinits usos esse jjleniore cibo, alios exigiio; que eos, qui implerunf se,fac- ias graviores. Cum h(EC que similia inciderent quotidie, diligentes homines notasse, quiE ])lenimque melius re- sponderen t; deinde capisse praieipcre ea agrotantibus. causis, neque a naturalibus actio- nibus quse aqud eos diversse erant, sed ab experimentis, prout cuique responderant, medendi vias trax- erint. Ne inter initia quideni ab istis qusestionibus deductam esse medicinam, sed ab experimentis. illgrorum enim qui sine medicis erant, alios propter aviditatem pri- mis diebus protinus cibum assum- sisse, alios propter fastidium ab- stinuisse ; levatunique magis eoruni morbum esse, qui abstinueraut. Itemque alios in ipsafebre aliquid edisse, alios paulo ante eam, alios post remissionem ejus : optime de- inde iis cessisse, qui post finem febris id fecerant. Eademque ra- tione alios inter principia protinus usos essecibopleniore, aliosexiguo; gravioi'esque eos factos, qui se im- plerant. Usee similiaque cum quo- tidie inciderent, diligentes homines notasse, quse plerumque melii\s re- sponderent: deinde Jegrotantibus of cure not from obscure causes, nor natural actions, wliicli were different amongst them, but from experiments,according as they had succeeded to each. Indeed, at tlic commencement, that medicine was not deduced from those inquiries, but from experiments. For that some of the sick wlio were witliout physicians on account of tlieir eagerness took food on the first days ; tliat some on account of loathing abstained ; and that the disease of those who liad alistaiued was more relieved. And also that some ate sometbiug during (lie fever itself, some a little before it, and others after its remission ; then that it succeeded best to those who had done ii after the termination of the fever; and, for the same reason, that some at the very commencenient immediately used a fuller diet, others a spare one; and that those who had filled themselves were made worse. When these tilings and the like occurred daily, that diligent men observed what things generally succeeded better, that then they began to prescribe
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