SECT. XXVIII.—ON LIVIDITY.
Livid spots are prevented from forming on old men, by rendering their skin thick and hardy, and by warming the habit. In order to dispel them, the black places should be rubbed in the bath with salts, and fomented with sponges steeped in a decoction of radish or wormwood.
Commentary. This is taken from Oribasius. (Synops. v, 24.)