The regime of those who travel in cold weather and people with frostbite

Truly, traveling in severe cold is a great danger, even when it is supported by equipment and supplies; what can one say if it is accomplished without them! How many travelers, wrapped in everything they could, died as a result of the cold and snow storm from spasms, from kuzaz, from freezing, from sakta, and, moreover, they died the way they die from drinking opium and mandrakes.

If their condition does not end in death, then they experience hunger, called “dog hunger.” In our place we mentioned what needs to be done in this case and for other diseases.

It is best to cover their body pores and protect their nose and mouth from sudden penetration of cold air. It is also necessary to protect the limbs as we will mention below.

When a traveler makes a halt in cold weather, he should not warm up immediately, but should warm up gradually and little by little; You should not rush to the fire and it is better not to approach it. It is best to refrain from approaching the fire when the traveler intends to immediately move on and go out into the cold.

This is done if the cold has not brought the traveler to the point of relaxation and loss of strength. However, when the cold has an effect on him, then it is imperative to hurry up with warming and lubricating with warming oils, in particular, those with antidote properties, for example, lily oil.

If a traveler in cold weather stops hungry and eats something hot, he develops a strange fever, reminiscent of a fever. For travelers there is food that alleviates the effects of the cold; this is the essence of the dish, to which garlic, nuts, mustard and stinking ferula gum are added in large quantities. Sometimes curd whey is added to them to make the garlic and nuts more palatable. It is also good to add lard, in particular if you drink undiluted wine after a meal.

A person traveling in cold weather should not travel hungry. He must eat his fill, drink wine instead of water, then wait a little so that it all settles in his stomach and warms him up, after which he can set off. Ferula stinking gum is one of the means that warms a frozen person, especially if one dirham of it is consumed in wine. A sufficient dose of it is one dirham in one rittl of wine.

For those traveling in cold weather, there are ointments that protect his body from the effects of cold; These include olive oil and others.

Garlic is the best remedy for catarrh from cold weather.