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THE
SYDENHAM SOCIETY

INSTITUTED
MDCCCXLIII

SYDENHAM

LONDON
MDCCCXLVI.

THE
SEVEN BOOKS
OF
PAULUS ÆGINETA.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK.

WITH
A COMMENTARY
EMBRACING A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE KNOWLEDGE
POSSESSED BY THE
GREEKS, ROMANS, AND ARABIANS
ON
ALL SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

BY FRANCIS ADAMS.

IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.

LONDON
PRINTED FOR THE SYDENHAM SOCIETY
MDCCCXLVI.

“MULTUM EGERUNT QUI ANTE NOS FUERUNT, SED NON PEREGERUNT. SUSPICIENDI TAMEN SUNT, ET RITU DEORUM COLENDI.”

(SENECA, EPIST. LXIV.)

PRINTED BY C. AND J. ADLARD,
BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.

CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.

[FOURTH BOOK.]
SECT.PAGE
1.On Elephantiasis[1]
2.On Leprosy and Psora[15]
3.On Lichen[24]
4.On Pruritus, or Prurigo[27]
5.On Leuce[31]
6.On white and black Alphi[33]
7.On Stigmata, from the works of Archigenes[36]
8.On Exanthemata[37]
9.On Epinyctides[39]
10.On Phlyctænæ, or Bullæ[41]
11.On Burns[42]
12.For those beaten with Scourges[45]
13.To make Hairs grow on a part that has been burnt[46]
14.For Excoriations[47]
15.For Myrmecia and Acrochordon[48]
16.On Ganglion[50]
17.On Phlegmon[51]
18.On external Abscesses[54]
19.On Gangrene and Sphacelus[59]
20.On Herpes[61]
21.For Erysipelas[65]
22.On Phyma, Bubo, and Phygethlon[71]
23.On Furunculus[73]
24.On Terminthus[75]
25.On Carbuncle, or Anthrax[ib.]
26.On Cancers[79]
27.On Œdema[83]
28.On Emphysema[84]
29.For Sprains and Contusions[86]
30.On Contusions of the Flesh and Ecchymosis[87]
31.On Rupture and tearing of the flesh[88]
32.On Scirrhus[ib.]
33.On Strumæ, or Scrofula[91]
34.On Steatoma, Atheroma, and Meliceris[94]
35.Of Favi[97]
36.On the simple Ulcer[99]
37.On Agglutinants[101]
38.On painful and inflammatory Sores[102]
39.On unconcocted Ulcers, and such as have not suppurated[103]
40.On hollow Ulcers[104]
41.Medicines for cleansing foul Ulcers[106]
42.For Worms in Ulcers[107]
43.On fungous Ulcers[108]
44.On spreading Ulcers, putrid Ulcers, and Phagedæna[109]
45.On Ulcers requiring Cicatrization[112]
46.On the malignant Ulcers called Chironian and Telephian[114]
47.For black Cicatrices[118]
48.On sinuous Ulcers[119]
49.On Fistula[122]
50.For Sores which break out again[125]
51.On Ulcers in the Joints[126]
52.Those things which extract Shafts, Javelins, Thorns, and the like[ib.]
53.On Hemorrhage from Veins and Arteries[127]
54.On Wounds of the Nerves[132]
55.On Ancylosis[137]
56.On Relaxation of the Joints[139]
57.On Worms[ib.]
58.On Ascarides[144]
59.On Dracunculus, or the Guinea-Worm[150]
[FIFTH BOOK.]
1.On the Preservatives from venomous animals in general[155]
2.The general treatment of all persons bitten or stung by any venomous animal[157]
3.On persons bitten by mad Dogs, and on Hydrophobia[162]
4.For the Bites of Dogs that are not mad[168]
5.On Wasps and Bees[ib.]
6.On the Phalangia, or venomous Spiders[169]
7.On the Bite of the Spider[171]
8.On the Sting of the Scorpion[ib.]
9.On the Land and Sea Scolopendra[174]
10.On the Stellio, or spotted lizard[175]
11.On the Mus araneus, or shrew-mouse[ib.]
12.On Vipers and Echidnæ[177]
13.On the Amphisbæna and Scytala[180]
14.On the Dryinus. The Introduction from Galen[181]
15.On the Hæmorrhus, Prester, or Dipsas[182]
16.On the Hydrus, or water serpent[185]
17.On the Cenchrinus[186]
18.On the Cerastes and Asp[187]
19.On the Basilisk[189]
20.On the Sea Pastinaca and Muræna[191]
21.On the Sea-Dragon[ib.]
22.On the Sea-Scorpion[192]
23.The preparation of the blood of the Sea-tortoise[ib.]
24.On persons bitten by Crocodiles[193]
25.On persons bitten by a Man[ib.]
26.On Poisons[194]
27.On the preservatives from Poisons[195]
28.The general treatment of those who have taken any sort of deleterious substance[196]
29.A Catalogue of simple deleterious substances[200]
30.On Cantharides[201]
31.On the Buprestis[203]
32.On the Salamander[204]
33.On the Pityocampa, or pine-caterpillar[205]
34.On the Sea-hare[ib.]
35.On the Red Toad or marsh frog[206]
36.On Leeches[207]
37.On the Chamæleon[208]
38.On Henbane[209]
39.On Coriander[210]
40.On Psyllium, or Fleawort[211]
41.On Conium, or Hemlock[ib.]
42.On the juice of the Poppy[213]
43.On the juice of the Carpesia[218]
44.On Mandragora, or Mandrake[ib.]
45.On Aconitum, or Wolfsbane[220]
46.On Ixia[221]
47.On Ephemeron, or Meadow Saffron[222]
48.On the Smilax, or Yew[223]
49.On the Strychnos Furiosa, called Dorycnium, by some[224]
50.On the Sardonian Herb[225]
51.On the horned Poppy[226]
52.On Pharicum[ib.]
53.On Toxicum[227]
54.On Mushrooms[228]
55.On Bulls’ Blood[230]
56.On coagulated Milk[231]
57.On Heraclean Honey[232]
58.On Gypsum[233]
59.On Ceruse[234]
60.On Lime, Sandarach, and Arsenic[235]
61.On Litharge[236]
62.On Lead[237]
63.On Mercury[238]
64.On white Hellebore, Thapsia, Elaterium, black Agaric, wild Rue, Gith, and the Down of the Cactos[239]
65.On domestic articles, such as Wine and cold Water[243]
[APPENDIX TO THE FIFTH BOOK.]
On feigned Diseases, and the Detection of them[244]
On professional Impostors[245]
[SIXTH BOOK.]
1.Preface to the Surgical part[247]
2.On burning of the Head for Ophthalmia, Dyspnœa, and Elephantiasis[248]
3.On Hydrocephalus[250]
4.On Arteriotomy[253]
5.On Angiology, or section of the temporal vessels, and on burning the same[254]
6.On Hypospathismus[256]
7.On Periscyphismus[258]
8.On suture of the upper Eyelid, and other modes of operating for Trichiasis[259]
9.On burning of the Eyelids by medicines[264]
10.On Lagophthalmos, or Hare-eye[265]
11.On the suture of the under Eyelid, and the burning of it by medicines[266]
12.On Ectropion, or eversion of the lower Eyelid[267]
13.On Anabrochismus and burning with iron[269]
14.On Hydatids[270]
15.On adhesion of the Eyelids[272]
16.On Chalazia, or tumours resembling hailstones[273]
17.On Acrochordion and Encanthis[274]
18.On Pterygia[275]
19.On Staphyloma[277]
20.On Hypopyon of the eye[278]
21.On Cataracts[279]
22.On Ægilops, or fistula lachrymalis[284]
23.On imperforate Meatus Auditorius[286]
24.On substances that have fallen into the meatus auditorius[287]
25.On Polypus[289]
26.On Maimed Parts[292]
27.On Epulis and Parulis[ib.]
28.On the Extraction of Teeth[294]
29.On constriction of the Tongue, or tongue-tied persons[295]
30.On Antiades, or indurated tonsils[297]
31.On the Uva[298]
32.On thorny substances fixed in the pharynx[300]
33.On Laryngotomy[301]
34.On Abscess[303]
35.On Strumæ, or scrofulous glands[307]
36.On Steatoma, Atheroma, and Meliceris[309]
37.On Aneurism[310]
38.On Bronchocele[314]
39.On Ganglion[315]
40.On Venesection[316]
41.On Cupping[324]
42.On burning the Armpit[328]
43.On preternatural fingers, and on persons having six fingers[329]
44.On the operation of burning for Empyema[330]
45.On Cancer[332]
46.On male breasts resembling the female[334]
47.On burning over the Liver[335]
48.On burning over the Spleen[336]
49.On burning over the Stomach[ib.]
50.On Dropsies[337]
51.On Exomphalos, or Prolapsus of the Navel[340]
52.On Wounds of the Peritoneum, and on falling down of the Intestine or Omentum, where Gastroraphé also is described: from the Works of Galen[342]
53.On Deficiency of the Prepuce[346]
54.On Hypospadiæum, or imperforate Glans Penis[347]
55.On Phimus, or Phimosis[ib.]
56.On Adhesion of the Prepuce to the Glans[349]
57.On Circumcision[ib.]
58.Of Thymi on the Penis[350]
59.On Catheterism, and Injection of the Bladder[351]
60.On Calculus[354]
61.On the Parts about the Testicles[363]
62.On Hydrocele[365]
63.On Sarcocele and Tophi of the Testicles[369]
64.On Cirsocele and Pneumatocele[370]
65.On Enterocele, or Intestinal Hernia[372]
66.On Bubonocele, or Inguinal Hernia[377]
67.On Rhacosis, or Relaxation of the Scrotum[379]
68.On Castration[ib.]
69.On Hermaphrodites[381]
70.On Extirpation of the Nympha and Cauda Pudendi[ib.]
71.On Thymi, Condylomata, and Hemorrhoids about the Female Parts of Generation[382]
72.On Imperforate Pudendum and Phimus[383]
73.On Abscess of the Womb[385]
74.On Embryulcia and Embryotomy[387]
75.On Retention of the Secundines[392]
76.On burning the Hips[394]
77.On Fistulæ and Favi[396]
78.On Fistulæ in Ano[399]
79.On Hemorrhoids, or Piles[403]
80.On Condylomata, or Excrescences, and Fissures[405]
81.On Imperforate Anus[ib.]
82.On the Excision of Varices[406]
83.On the Dracunculi, or Guinea-Worms[409]
84.On Amputation of the Extremities[ib.]
85.On Pterygia about the Nails[414]
86.On a bruised Nail[415]
87.On Clavi, Myrmecia, and Acrochordones[416]
88.On the Extraction of Weapons[418]
89.On Fractures and their Differences[427]
90.On Fractures of the Bones of the Head[429]
91.On Fracture and Contusion of the Nose[443]
92.On Fracture of the Lower Jaw, and Contusion of the Ear[445]
93.On Fracture of the Clavicle[447]
94.On Fracture of the Scapula[450]
95.On Fracture of the Breast-Bone[451]
96.On Fracture of the Ribs[452]
97.On Fracture of the Bones of the Loins and Pubes[454]
98.On Fracture of the Vertebræ, Spine of the Back, and Os Sacrum[455]
99.On Fracture of the Arm[464]
100.On Fracture of the Ulna and Radius[464]
101.On Fracture of the Hand and its Fingers[465]
102.On Fracture of the Thigh[466]
103.On Fracture of the Patella[468]
104.On Fracture of the Leg[469]
105.On Fracture of the Foot[470]
106.On the Arrangement of the Limb[ib.]
107.On Fractures complicated with a Wound[472]
108.On the redundant Callus of Fractures[476]
109.On Distortion from the Union by Callus[ib.]
110.On Bones which have not united by Callus[477]
111.On Luxations[478]
112.On Dislocations of the Lower Jaw[479]
113.On Dislocations of the Clavicle and Acromion[482]
114.On Dislocation at the Shoulder[484]
115.On Dislocation of the Elbow[489]
116.On Dislocations at the Wrist and Fingers[492]
117.On Dislocations of the Vertebræ of the Spine[493]
118.On Dislocation at the Hip-Joint[498]
119.On Dislocation at the Knee[505]
120.On Dislocation at the Ankle, and also of the Toes[506]
121.On Dislocations with a Wound[509]
122.On Dislocation complicated with Fracture[510]