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

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Tyriacla, i.e. the theriac43 Should it be mixed with wine in which sage is boiled, and given as a drink, it prevents poison from penetrating to the heart. For that reason it is suitable as an antidote to poison.

Athanasia44 : should it be compounded with extract of plantain, and administered as a drink it checks the blood and regularizes the pulse. For that reason it is suitable for haemorrhage. The dosage of this opiate is one to two drams.

Aurea Alexandrine,45 indeed, is one of the opiates administered after the laxatives. Let it be administered when it has been compounded with hot water. Let a gargle46 be made from it. It is suitable for all head affections, and for a flux of rheum to the eyes, ears, and gums. Should it be administered after another medicine, however, administer it when getting a bath. In that way it is suitable for persistent quotidian fever.