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An Irish Version of Gualterus de Dosibus (Author: Walter de Agilon/Galterius Agilinus)

paragraph 20

It is thus the dosage is determined: according to the virtue of the simple, for should the medicine be too hot such as euphorbium is, or too cold such as opium is, it is necessary to put a little


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of it into the composite medicine. Should it be weak of heat such as rhubarb is, or cold such as myrobalani citrini is, it is necessary to include much of it.