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Of Medicine

by Celsus

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Chap. II Agglutinants and Restringents

A wound is agglutinated by myrrh, frankincense, gum, especially acanthine, fleawort, tragacanth, cardamom, bulbusses, lintseed, cresses, white of an egg, glue, isinglass, the white vine8, snails bruised with their shells, boiled honey, sponge squeezed out of cold water or wine or vinegar; or sordid wool dipped in the same, if the wound be slight; also cobwebs.

Both scissile alum, which is called schistonDH and the liquid are restringent, also melinum, orpiment, verdigrease, chalcitis, copperas.

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