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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 29

29. Amedum, amillum: .i. leiges do-nitear da sugh na cruithneachta & adeir Platiairius co fuil an leiges so tesaide fliuch co measurda & aderuid dochtuire ele an leiges so da beit fuar tirim co measurda & as mar so do-nitear é .i. gab cruithneacht glan no eorna remur glan & a chur an uisce fuar re lo co n-aitchi & na hatruidtear an t-uisce so no go mboga an gran & a brisedh & a fascad tri edach & a tirmugad le grein no le tene no co mbia na pudur & a denamh amail potaiste & as maith e da tirmugad na fliuchaideachta imurcach bis isna corpaibh co hinmedonach. Item, amedum da chumasc & sarcacolla .i. gum & a cumusc trina ceili co maith & a cur ar ing lín & a chur ar druim na sul & foiri{ms folio 55b2}dh a fliuchaideacht & a ndeirgi. Item, potaiste da denamh de & siucra geal da chur ann & glanaidh an t-ucht & na scamana & creachta an coirp co hinmedonac gurab uime sin as mor fognas an aigid na cosachtaidhi & na leannann seimh silteach tic on incinn & da nderntar d'eorna he & a cumasc le bainne le bainn almont & is mor foghnus an aigid na tisisi & na


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heitice & creachta na scamhan. Et adermaid gan an leiges so da ro-gnathughadh dona dainib le rab eagail clocha arann no lesa da beit innta & as mor foghnus an leiges so an aigid na leannann toitis chum na sul & an aigid creachta na fabra.