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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 18

18. Albedarug, colubrina15, basilicon: .i. tri hanmanna an colambin & ata se teasaide tirim sa iii ceim & gach neach aga mbi ar imurchur no a coimilt de ni urcoidighinn naitreaca neime do nait coin confuigh & an luibh so da bruith & a cur arna neascoidibh amail ceirin & brisidh ortha. Item, sugh na luibhi cetna no an luibh fein da brisidh & a cur arin creacht a mbi aillsi & icaidh & is maith an aigid dorcachta & teimhil an radairc sugh preimhi na luibhi so & blath na {ms folio 53a2} luibhi cetna da cur a sroin na mban torrac & do-ni toghluasacht. Item, an luibh cetna da bruith ar fin & co hairithi a prema & togairmid

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an fuil mista & a bearbadh ar im amail olaid & foiridh an cosachtach fuar & an easlainti re n-abur ematoica .i. seili fola. Item, is maith hi da glanadh na creacht maille re pudur ailime & ceirin da denamh di. Item, as maith hi da glanadh na haighthi & ceirin da denamh de maille re finegra & a cur uirri. Item, prema na luibhi cetna da brisid & uisce na h-ailime da cur trit & foirid na focmadha.