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An Irish Materia Medica (Author: Tadhg Ó Cuinn)

subsection 290

290. Yarapigra Galieni: i.e. this is a noble compound that Galen prescribed; ‘iera’ in Greek is the same as ‘sacra’ in Latin, and ‘sacra’ in Latin is the same as ‘ni coisreactha’ (a consecrated thing) in Irish;

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this medicine is blessed and consecrated for illnesses of the head, and it purges the phlegmatic and melancholic humours; consequently, it is appropriate against epilepsy,apoplexy, melancholia, mania, migraine, scotomia, vertigo, and headache, it stops noise in the ear, it comforts the sight, it opens the oppilation of the liver and spleen and kidneys, it comforts the womb, it is suitable against sciatica, arthritis, podagra, colic, and ileus; there are other compounds called iera Rufini, iera logodion, and iera Constantini.
  1. Of ginger
  2. of sugar.