Sources of Ancient Healing Thermalism

Castelli, Recepta aque balnei de Porrecta

Bonaventura (Tura) Castelli: 
Recepta aquae balnei de Porrecta
Datation
1351
Canonical Reference
Cast. Cast. baln. Cast. baln. 1
Thermal Spa Related
Porretta
Bibliography
Pasalodos 2023b

Ad omnes infirmitates et singulas curandas, quibus sepissime homines
affliguntur, aqua de Poreta mirabiliter valet et proficit particulariter, si debito modo sumatur et dieta ordinata post ipsam assumptionem servetur, prout experientia ipsius aque manifeste declarat. Et antiquorum hominum in loco unde originem ipsa aqua recipit verax testimonium adest

El agua de Porretta sirve maravillosamente para curar todas44 y cada una de las enfermedades que muy a menudo padecen los hombres, y es particularmente beneficiosa, si se toma de modo adecuado y se acompaña de una dieta ordenada tras su ingesta, según demuestra claramente la experiencia con esta agua. Tenemos testimonios veraces de hombres antiguos sobre el lugar en el que surge el agua.

Commentary

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Celsus 2.17.1

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Cicero ad Atticum 217.6

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Lucretius 6.738–756

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Plinius Naturalis historia 31.4

Pliny the Elder indicates the importance of mineral and thermal springs were for humans, and how in some occassions, these springs caused the creation of some urbes because the value of these waters for health. In this case, he includes the examples of some of those cities: Puteolos (Puteoli, Italy), (Aquae) Statiellas (Acqui Terme, Italy) and (Aquae) Sextias (Aix-en-Provence, in France)

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Cicero ad Atticum 353.2

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