Apo kōpēs eis to bēma

itself.

LVIII.
If a tumor is the cause, the cure should also be taken from that, and thus in the remaining cases, each will be cured from its own proper place.

LIX.
If women are not purged due to fullness, a vein must be cut, with others who indicate phlebotomy conceding, and evacuation is not to be delayed for them.

LX.
However, there is no agreement between Galen and Aëtius regarding which vein should be cut. For the former, in his book on the method of curing by phlebotomy, chapter 15, wishes for the veins of the ankle or the back of the knee to be cut. The latter, in book 16, chapter 57, teaches that the veins of both the elbow and the ankle should be opened.

LXI.
Their diversity can be reconciled. For if the indications respect the uterus, only the lower ones are to be struck; if the whole body, the upper ones must also be cut. Or, if the repletion is moderate, it is enough to open the internal ones: if, however, the repletion is great and redounds in the whole, the veins of the elbow can also be cut, provided the strengths are in agreement.

LXII.
In place of phlebotomy, we can sometimes use cupping vessels; these are considered in two ways, both scarified and without scarification. We use scarified ones if we cannot cut a vein, as in those who have hidden and small veins; and they are applied to the back of the knee, the legs, the ankles, and in sum, to the lower parts.

LXIII.
We apply non-scarified ones if the blood is [ready] at the uterus.