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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 14

14. Agnus castus: .i. in meas torc allaidh & is luibh teasaide tirim he sa 4 ceim & aderuid na dochtuiri crand risin luibh so & is inunn aghnus castus re radh & uan geanmnaighi & as uimi aderur sin ris .i. loighdiugadh na toili do-ni & blath na luibhi so as fearr cum an leigis & a tinol isin earrach & berídh a brigh re feadh bliadhna ann & da ndearntar leabaidh da duilleabhar & neac da laighi air gan edach aturu bid genmnaighi amail uan & dentur fothragad da {ms folio 51b3} duilleabhar na luibi so fon mbandacht & fon fearrdacht & mucaicear an toil & in druis uadha. Bristear an luibh so & coimiltear idir bosaib ar uisce & sitoiltear da eisi & bearbtar becan don castoirium arin sugh so & toirmiscidtear gac uili geneamain ona ol.

Et dentar ceirin da duilleabhar na luibhi so & toirmiscidh an easlainte re n-abar gomoiria. Et not leat co fuil leigis ann toirmisceas eirghi na slaiti fearrda & leigis noch reamaraigheas & techtas an an sperma & leigis eli noch discaileas & cnaiis an fliuchaideacht & as iat so na leigis remraighis an sperma .i. sil an {ms folio 52a1} lacdaca & pisillium & sitruilli & melones & cucuirbita & cucumeris & porculaca & scairiola & accetum .i. uinegra sumac & campora & as iat so na leigis tirmaidheas in sperma & laighdigeas na spiruda amail ata ruib & meas torc allaigh & coinnill muire & cailmint & cuimin & anetum gona cosmaili oir atait so cnaiteac discailteac ac toirmisc na gaethamlachta noc as adbar d'eirgi na slaite ferrda10


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Item, gabh sug feineil & sugh meas toirc allaigh & bearbtar tri dan easola orta & sitoiltear & tobair da ol da lucht na hidroipisi & foiridh gach uili idroibpis. Item, gabh meas toirc allaigh & cainci cailli & bearbtar ar uisce & dentar fothragadh11 fona huirgib & fon maclac di & tirmaidig imurcraid an maclaic & cumgaid bel an maclaic innus co tobair an fuil mista co foreigneach & co faiscinn amail adubrumar. Item, gabh meas torc allaigh & meirsi & saidsi & bearbtar ar uisce saillti & bearrtar an ceann & coimiltear da chul an cinn & icaidh an galar re n-abar litairgia.