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Quos quibus catharticis medicamentis et quando purgare oporteat

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A practical treatise on when and how to administer purgative drugs. Galen specifies which patients should be purged, which cathartics to use for each humoral imbalance, and the proper timing and dosage of treatment.

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  • κγ. Ἐκ τῶν Γαληνοῦ· τίναϲ δεῖ καθαίρειν, καὶ ποίοιϲ καθαρτηρίοιϲ, καὶ πότε.

    Galen's practical guide to purgative therapy, specifying which patients should be purged, with which cathartic drugs, and at what times — a systematic application of humoral theory to clinical pharmacology.

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  • κδ. Κατὰ πόϲουϲ τρόπουϲ οὐκ ἐκκρίνει ἡ γαϲτὴρ καθαρ τηρίου δοθέντοϲ.

    Galen specifies which patients should be purged and the correct timing for cathartic treatment.

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  • κε. Περὶ τῶν μιγνυμένων τοῖϲ καθαρτηρίιϲ.

    Galen concludes with guidelines on selecting the right cathartic drug for each type of humoral imbalance.

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