Cold mucous tumors

Such tumors arise from fluid, from indigestion, from lack of exercise and from other reasons stated earlier that promote the formation of fluid and retain it in the intestines and membranes.

Signs. If you find signs of a tumor: persistent pain in any position and protrusion, and there is no fever, burning or obsession, the saliva is liquid, the complexion is leaden, and the thirst is insignificant, and there is indigestion and weakness of appetite, then it is a mucous tumor; Be guided also by the other signs of moisture in the nature of the stomach mentioned above.

Treatment. And here the rule is also observed: do not separate absorbable agents from astringents, because dissolving agents, which are needed for such diseases, are substances that cause strong dissolution.

The treatment of such patients begins with the fact that they are given the following medicine: celery and fennel juice, two uqiyas each, bawraq three dirhams, sweet almond oil in sufficient quantities, and then, after that, they are given two dirhams of castor bean oil with three dirhams of almond oil and this kind of decoction of medicinal sweet clover: ten dirhams, fennel root ten, water four rittles; This mixture is boiled until only one ritl remains, and it is given to drink four ukiyyas. A decoction of hyssop, in which sweet clover was boiled, helps such patients; For each dose of this medicine, three dirhams of castor oil and two dirhams of sweet almond oil are added.

As for rubbing, they include the following proven medicine: take dubrovnik polyum, melilot officinalis, amom, chamomile, dill for ten dirhams each, wormwood and sumbul for seven dirhams each, sabur for two or three dirhams, mastic for ten dirhams, frankincense six dirhams, marshmallow root fifteen dirhams, ushshak, opopanax and maya ten dirhams each, duck and chicken fat two ukiyya each, red wax half a ritl. The best means for rubbing are spikenard oil and sumbul oil, in which myrrh and wild cumin are sometimes added. Asparagus and bindweed with sweet almond oil are often beneficial, as well as beets and cabbage with olive oil and foods that dry the blood and are easy to digest. Such patients should completely refrain from vomiting.