Project Gutenberg 2023-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 527 Paulus, Aegineta Ægineta, Paulus Aegineta, Paulus Paul, of Aegina Παῦλος, Αἰγινήτης Paulos, Aiginetes Adams, Francis 1796 1861 Adam, Francis The seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 2 (of 3) : $b 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 $aUnited Kingdom :$bPrinted for the Sydenham Society, $c1844, pubdate 1846, pubdate 1847. Tim Lindell, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Seven Books of Paulus Ægineta, Volume 2" by Francis Adams is a scientific publication written during the mid-19th century. This work serves as a translation of a classical medical text, originally authored by Paulus Ægineta, and encompasses a comprehensive commentary that showcases the medical knowledge of the Greeks, Romans, and Arabians concerning various aspects of medicine and surgery. The focus of this volume includes discussions on ailments such as elephantiasis, leprosy, and other skin conditions, reflecting the historical context of ancient medical practices. The opening of the volume introduces the fourth book, beginning with a detailed examination of elephantiasis, a chronic and often incurable disease. It outlines the origins and symptoms of the disease, emphasizing its severity and the challenges in treating it. The text provides various treatment methods, including bloodletting, purging with specific remedies, and dietary practices that may help alleviate the condition at its onset. The commentary also references various ancient and contemporary medical sources, illustrating a blend of inherited wisdom and prevailing beliefs about contagious diseases and their treatments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/sevenbooksofpaul02pauluoft 20200308105831aegineta 1844 GB Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Medicine Medicine, Greek and Roman Medicine, Arab R Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Health & Medicine 1294427 2025-07-28T04:55:33.988919 text/html 1295146 2023-04-13T18:44:38 text/html 741039 2025-07-28T04:55:48.152343 application/epub+zip 752103 2025-07-28T04:55:36.396428 application/epub+zip 568429 2025-07-28T04:55:35.168934 application/epub+zip 1117417 2025-07-28T04:55:56.853346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036462 2025-07-28T04:55:46.821365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1208938 2025-07-28T04:55:31.915906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1208767 2023-04-13T18:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19422 2025-07-28T04:55:57.014285 application/rdf+xml 10464 2025-07-28T04:55:35.463908 image/jpeg 1980 2025-07-28T04:55:35.313919 image/jpeg 411033 2023-04-13T18:44:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 635354 2023-04-13T18:44:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 647327 2025-07-28T04:55:34.082941 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia