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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)
subsection 3
3. Absinthium, centonica, pointicum .i. tri hanmanda an uormoint & aderur co fuil an luib so teasaide annsa cet
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ceim & tirim annsa ii ceim. Et adeir Avicenna an luib so da bearbugh ar uisci & a sitlodh co maith & deoch d'ol de arna marach & foiridh gontach na brond & tinneas an gaili & comfurtactaigid an brigh tothlaigteach & an brigh dileagtach annsa gaili. Item, brister an luibh so & coimiltear ar leamhnacht bó & sitloigtear co maith & eabar bog & marbaidh peisti fada an gaili .i. lumbrisi. Item, bristear an luibh cetna maille re finegra & faisctear co maith tri edach lin & coimiltear don agaid & ni urcoidiginn cuili na miltoga do an la [sin]. Item, curtar an luibh cetna ar fin no ar linn & tobair da ol & foirigh greim na con confaidh & gach uili ain{ms folio 47b5}mighe ele nimhe. Item bearbtar an luibh so ar uisce & dentur urbruith de & foiridh buigri na cluaisi. Item, bristear an luibh so maille re mil & faisctear tri breid lin & curtar bog isin cluais {ms folio 48a1} aenbraen de & foiridh silidh na cluaisi & salcur na cluaise. Et fos fognaidh an sug cetna da coimilt don agaidh ara mbi guirim o bualadh no o tuitim & dabeir dath maith uirri. Item, dentur ceirin don luibh cetna & da mhil & foiridh scinainnsia. Item, bearbtar an luib so ar uisce & innailtear as an ball ara mbi a bruth no gerba & foiridh é. Item, coimiltear an luibh so ar fin & eabar re ndul ar fairgi & ni sceithfi & ni dingna murgalar olc dho. Item, curtar an luibh so a cinn adhairt an easlain & togairmidh an codladh. Item, bristear an luib so & domblas ae daimh & faisctear tri breid lin & curtar aen bainni isin cluais de & foiridh
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buigri & torman na cluaisi. Et da curtar an luibh so a leabraib no an edaighibh uaisli ni crutaidtear leomain8 inntu. Item, dentar ceirin dan luib so & do mhil & curtar ar druim na seilgi no ar druim an maclaig & foirigh an maclac & in tsealg ona cruas & ona tinneas. Item, da coimiltear sugh na luibi so da pulsaibh na lam no na cos & coiscidh rigor & aixis, {ms folio 48a2} fiabruis intribulata.
Item, gabh sugh na luibhi so & sug andiuia comtrom de gach ni & eabar an aigid cruais na n-ae & na buideochuire thic o linn ruadh. Item, gabtar sug na luibhi so & siucra & uisce bog & eabur ar cet longadh & foiridh gach uili tinneas cinn tic o adbar ghaethmur leanna ruaigh noch eirgheas on gaili cum in cinn. Item, gabtar sugh na luibhi so & finegra & uisce bog & eabar ar cet longad & foiridh suficacio matrisis. Item, bearbtar an luibh so ar fin & bristear co maith & curtar ceirin ar druim na seilgi de & foiridh cruas na seilgi & na n-ae. Item, gabtar sudh aipsinti & mil & pudur cuimin & cumusctar tri na celi & curtar mar ceirin ar in mball teit a nguirim no a ndroch-dath & foiridh a tinneas.
Et fós togairmigh an fuil mista. Et fos adeir Galienus a Leabar na Ceiminn co fuil folmugadh leanna ruaigh co hairedha innte & leanna finn co tanaiste & co hairithi o bel an gaili & ona haeibh. Et aderar annsan inadh cetna co fuilid da brigha contrardha annsa uormont .i. brigh lactach & brigh fastoiteach, brigh lactach an tan teagmas na leanna arna ndileagadh annsa gaili o catham {ms folio 48a3} na
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luibhi so folmaidtear da leith a truime iat. Et an tan teagmas na leanna neimh-dileagta annsa gaili o catamh na luibhi so remraigh & metaidtear a neim-dileagad on brigh stipeacta ata innte. Et folmaidh fos linn ruagh ona cuisleannaibh miseracio uene & metaigidh an luibh so an totlugadh ata co heasbadhach o imurcaidh leanna ruaigh da beit isin gaili. Et as amlaidh daberar hi .i. sugh na luibhi so tri ℥ di & ℥ da siucra gheal arna cumasc co maith & lan leighi da tobairt da ol de ar cedlongadh.