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.