# De ulceribus 20

Hippocrates, De ulceribus, Section 20. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/hippocrates/de-ulceribus/20

20. ἐπὶ νεῦρα δὲ διατμηθέντα ἐπιδεῖν μυῤῥίνης ἀγρίης ῥίζας κόψας καὶ διαττήσας, φυρήσας ἐλαίῳ. καὶ τὴν ποίην τὴν πεντάφυλλον, λευκὴ δέ ἐστι καὶ χνοώδης, καὶ ὑψηλοτέρη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἢ τὸ μέλαν πεντάφυλλον, ταύτην τρίψας ἐν ἐλαίῳ ἐπιδεῖν, ἀπολύειν δὲ τριταῖον.

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Hippocrates, De ulceribus, ed. Émile Littré. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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