02545cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000210011224500560013326400510018930000470024033600260028733700260031333800360033950000310037550802060040652013180061253400820193065300130201265300300202565300190205570000310207485600590210585600430216470533UtSlPG20260610134630.0mcr n260607r20231844utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aR1 aPaulus, Aegineta14aThe seven books of Paulus Ægineta, volume 3 (of 3) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2023-04-13 aTim 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) a"The Seven Books of Paulus Ægineta, Volume 3" by Francis Adams is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This volume serves as a translation and commentary on the ancient medical work attributed to Paulus Ægineta, specifically focusing on the Materia Medica and Pharmacy of the ancients. It examines the knowledge of Greek, Roman, and Arabian medical theories and practices, making it a significant resource for understanding the evolution of medical knowledge related to medicine and surgery. The opening of this volume provides a preface explaining the author's approach to the commentary, highlighting a shift from ancient literature exclusively to incorporating modern insights for practical understanding. It outlines the key aspects of the third volume, which deals with the properties and classifications of medicinal substances, both simple and compound, emphasizing their effects on human health. The text introduces concepts such as the temperaments of substances, valuations through taste, and categorization based on heating and cooling properties, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of medicinal plants and substances, alongside important references to ancient medical authorities like Hippocrates, Dioscorides, and Galen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Printed for the Sydenham Society, 1844 aMedicine aMedicine, Greek and Roman aMedicine, Arab1 aAdams, Francis,d1796-18614 uhttps://archive.org/details/sevenbooksofpaul03pauluoft40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70533