Judgment of nosebleeds

Such diseases, such as sarsam, hot tumors in the liver, hot tumors in the hypochondrium, give a complete crisis through nosebleeds - with the first disease from any nostril, and in others - from the side closest to the diseased organ; the same thing happens with acute fevers, and they belong to the first of these categories. As for pneumonia, it does not give such a crisis, whereas with pleurisy the situation is average, and a three-day fever is sometimes resolved by nosebleeds.

When beneficial bleeding occurs, it occurs most often on odd days; on the fourth day it rarely happens, but on the third, fifth, seventh and ninth it happens. When a benefit from a nosebleed is expected, but it turns out to be weak, it is helped, as Hippocrates teaches, by pouring hot water over the head and making a poultice, and if excessive bleeding is feared, it is delayed with cold water and cups, which are placed on the hypochondrium closest to the bleeding nostril.

It is best when the blood comes from the nostril closest to the diseased half of the body, and bleeding from the opposite side is not so good. For a tumor, crisis through nosebleeds is most suitable when the tumor is above the navel and when the tumor is mucous; if the tumor begins to harden and lasts a long time, then expect suppuration and opening, and not a crisis through nosebleeds or a similar way. If you expect a crisis with a cold tumor in the brain or with pneumonia, do not count on a crisis through a nosebleed.