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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 186

186. Mel: .i. in mil; teasaide sa ced ceim & tirim sa ii ceim & atait da ghne uire .i. mil geal & mil ruagh. An mil geal uero bis isna cuirrceogaibh & an mil ruagh bis annsna crannaibh. An mil geal uero curtar isna leigesaib fuara & an mil ruagh isna leigesaib teasaide. Et ata brigh glantac sleamnaidhteac coimedtac innti oir coimedaigh gach uili ni ana curtar hi ina brigh & ina naduir fein. A taisce om & mairig a brigh ii.xx bliadhain indte & ata si teasaide diureticach & atait tri cuisi 'ma curtar cum an leigis hi. An cet cuis dib ara beit tolltanach ag breith brighe & cumachta an leigis cum na mball. An dara hadbur a beit milis ac ceannsugad seirbi gac uili leigis. An iii cuis brigh coimeda gac uili neith ina foladh fein innti idir teasaideacht & fuaraideacht & is mo fodnus {ms folio 87b3} an mil da luct an coimpleasca fuair na do lucht an coimpleasca teasaide oir imdaigid si linn ruagh co mor & as mor fodnus an aigid na leannann fuar bis san gaili & is amlaigh fodnus .i. dentar an deoc darub ainm mulsa .i. ocht rainn d'uisce & aen rann meala oir discailid & innarbaigh na leanna fuara ona ballaibh inmedonaca. Item, mil & domblas ae tairbh do coimilt don aigid & glanaid hi ona salcur{ms folio 88a1} & innarbaidh coin adairce na haidhce & fodhnaig fos uisce bog & mil do coimilt don aigid & glanaidh hi mar in cetna. Item, adeir


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Plaitiairius mil & fin da cumasc trit a ceili & foirig sincoipis & is mor fodnaid na gaeti do-nitear do mil & da salann da lucht na fiabras teasaide ara mbi constipasion.