Theses peri tēs haimoptoēs

XXIII.

Furthermore, if any coagulated blood is present, it must soon be appropriately dissolved by incisive and attenuating agents, especially if they participate at the same time in some cold or astringent faculty, such as posca, etc.

XXIIII.

The particular treatment, however, must necessarily vary greatly according to the diversity of the causes that bring about the opening, rupture, or erosion.

XXV.

For plethora must be removed by venesection: but cacochymia, if it seems appropriate, by venesection at the same time and by purgation, not neglecting meanwhile the tempering [of the humors], according to the condition of each individual humor.

XXVI.

But if the affliction depends upon defluxions, these must in part be diverted, and in part their matter must be evacuated, especially from the very part that has been the source of the flux.

XXVII.

But if it draws its origin from flatulence, the common treatment for flatus remains, which is accomplished by discussing or carminative medicines.

XXVII.

Note: The numeral XXVII is repeated in the original text; this section follows the previous XXVII.

Therefore, having first removed these causes, if any such are present, the blood that has been poured out from the vessels must now be brought out through the sputum by bechic medicines.

XXIX.

In the final place, the opened veins must be closed; but those that are ruptured or eroded must be conglutinated. Once this is done, the symptom will remain either non-existent or at least very slight.

XXX.

There are cases, however, where it is by no means possible to achieve conglutination: