surgical operation for, ii, 259-65.
Trigla, or Surmullet, its uses in medicine, iii, 379.
Tripolium, its uses in medicine, iii, 379.
Trochisks, the composition of, iii, 528-536.
Truffle, its characters as an article of food, i, 119;
Romans passionately fond of, 120;
its uses in medicine, iii, 385.
Turbot, what species of the rhombus it was, and its dietetical
characters, i, 161.
Turnip, varieties of, cultivated by the Romans, i, 117;
its dietetical characters, ibid.;
its medicinal characters, iii, 90.
Turpentine, its uses in medicine, iii, 369.
Turpeth, one of the medicines introduced by the Arabians, iii, 369.
Turtle, the Land, its dietetical characters, i, 141.
Turtle, or Sea-tortoise, sometimes used as food by the ancients, i,
168.
Tussilago, see Coltsfoot.
Tutia, see under Pompholyx.
Typhus, original meaning of the term, i, 253.
Ulceration, over the os sacrum in fevers, i, 329.
Ulcers, of the eyes, treatment of, i, 416-430;
of the ears, 439-43;
of the nose, 447-50;
of the uterus, 628;
list of ancient authorities upon, ii, 99;
treatment of, in general, 99 et seq.
Ulna and Radius, on the fractures of the, ii, 464.
Umber, much esteemed as a pickle, i, 164.
Urchin, the Sea, its characters as an article of food, i, 168.
Urine, characters of, i, 224;
ancient authorities upon, 225;
unpublished MSS upon, 228;
incontinence of, 548;
its properties in medicine, iii, 289.
Urna, see Weights.
Urtica, see Nettle.
Usnen, probably the Salsola fruticosa, its medicinal uses, iii, 456.
Uterine hemorrhage, treatment of, i, 615 et seq.
Uterine inflammation, treatment of, 620 et seq.
Uterus, ancient descriptions of, i, 623;
abscess of the, 623 et seq.;
ulcers of the, 625 et seq.;
cancers of the, 627 et seq.;
scirrhus and scleroma of the, 629 et seq.;
mole of the, see Mole;
inflation of the, 632;
suffocation of the, 633;
prolapsus of the, 638 et seq.
Uva of the tonsils, treatment of, ii, 300, 302.
Uvula, on the diseases of the, i, 457.
Valerian, Greek, its uses in medicine, iii, 304;
common, its uses in medicine, 396.
Varices, excision of, ii, 406-10.
Vari, on the treatment of, on the face, i, 452, 453.
Venery, on the effects of, i, 44.
Venesection, description of the operation, ii, 318-26.
Venomous animals, preservatives from, ii, 155;
treatment of persons stung by, 157.
Venter, or Stomach, uses of the different kinds of, i, 179.
Verbascum, or Petty Mullein, its uses in medicine, iii, 394.
Verdigris, see Ærugo.
Vermes in the ears, treatment of, i, 439-444.
Vermilion, see Granum Tinctorum.
Vertebræ, on fractures of the, and their treatment, ii, 455;
on luxations of the, 493.
Vertigo, symptoms and treatment of, i, 374 et seq.
Vertz, disquisition on the nature of, iii, 457.
Vervain, or Verbenum, its uses in medicine, iii, 296.
Vervain Mallow, see Alcæa.
Vetch, varieties of, and characters as an article of food, i, 127.
Vinegar, its uses in medicine, iii, 278.
Vinous tinctures of the ancients, iii, 546, 547.
Violet, its medicinal characters, iii, 142.
Viper, treatment of persons stung by the, ii, 177-80;
its uses in medicine, iii, 120.
Viper’s Bugloss, see Echium.
Virgin’s Bower, see Clematis.
Viscum, or Birdlime, its medicinal uses, iii, 141.
Vitex, its properties as a medicine, iii, 20.
Vitis sylvestris, or Wild Vine, its medicinal characters, iii, 40.
Vociferation, description of the ancient mode of performing, i, 29.
Volubilis, account of the different articles described under this
name, iii, 470.
Vulpes, or Fox, its uses in medicine, iii, 36.
Wakerobin, see Arum.
Walnuts and Filberts, their dietetical characters, i, 136.
Wall-pepper, its properties as a medicine, iii, 23.
Wasps and Bees, treatment of persons stung by, ii, 168, 169.
Watchfulness, causes and cure of, i, 152;
treatment of in fevers, i, 299, 300.
Water, its uses in medicine, iii, 386.
Waters, on the different kinds of, and their qualities, i, 64-7.
Water-basil, see Erinos.
Water-pepper, its uses in medicine, iii, 385.
Water, or Wine, dangerous effects of a large draught of, ii, 243.
Wax, see Cera.
Weapons of war, treatment of wounds inflicted by, ii, 418-27.
Weasel, see Mustela.
Weights, full account of those used by the ancients, iii, 609-27.
Wheat, full account of its dietetical characters, i, 121;
its uses in medicine, iii, 314.
Whites, see Female Flux.
Whitlow, on the treatment of, i, 678.
Wild Thyme, see Serpyllum.
Willow, see Salix.
Wine, dietetical characters of, i, 172 et seq.;
ancient mode of forcing by heat, 174;
of cooling with ice, ibid.;
its medicinal uses, iii, 272.
Woad, see Isatis.
Wolfsbane, see Aconite.
Womb of a sow reckoned a delicate article of food, i, 151.
Wool, see Lana;
scourings of, used in medicine, iii, 272.
Worms, intestinal, description of, and their treatment, ii, 139 et
seq.;
list of ancient writers on, 145;
earth, in ulcers, treatment of, ii, 107;
their uses in medicine, iii, 85.
Wren, recommended in calculus, i, 542.
Wrinkles, how to be treated, i, 37.
Wrist, on dislocations at the, ii, 492, 493.
Xanthium, or Clutburr, its uses in medicine, iii, 269.
Xerophthalmia, symptoms and treatment of, i, 413, 426.
Xiphium, or Bulbous Iris, its uses in medicine, iii, 270.
Xyris, or Wild Cornflag, its uses in medicine, iii, 269.
Yarrow, or Achillea, uses of in medicine, iii, 358.
Yew, treatment of poisoning by, ii, 223, 224.
Zambach, a species of jasminum, first described by the Arabians, iii,
458.
Zeduary, account of, and its uses in medicine, iii, 434, 436.
Zerumbet, see under Zeduary.
Zingiber, or Ginger, uses of in medicine, iii, 123.
Zythus, or Ale, medicinal uses of, iii, 124.
THE END.
C. AND J. ADLARD, PRINTERS,
BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.