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An Irish Version of Gualterus de Dosibus (Author: Walter de Agilon/Galterius Agilinus)
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There are other medicines such as catarticum imperiale, yera Rufini, diasenna, triffera sarracenica, yera logodion29 teodoricon hyperiston which
purge melancholic humor in particular. There are still other medicines such as electuary of sugar of
roses, and diaprunis which purge choler in particular. Let the medicines be varied according to the diversity of the members. Although benedicta and yera pigra
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have the virtue of purging phlegmatic humor. It is phlegmatic humor of the kidneys, however, which benedicta most suitably purges, and for that reason it relieves nephritis. Yera pigra purges phlegmatic humor of the head and for that reason it relieves complaints of the head caused by phlegmatic humor.