Fuentes para el estudio del termalismo minero-medicinal en la Antigüedad

Caelius Aurelianus Chronicae passiones 1.5.169

Way of Transmission
Literature
Datation
5th century CE
Language
Latin
Género literario
Medicine
Canonical Reference
Cael. Aur. chron. 1.5.169

169utendum quoque naturalibus aquis, ut sunt nitrosae, et magis si odoris non fuerint taetri, quo membrana capitis quatiantur.

169Use should also be made of natural waters, such as alkaline springs, particularly those free from any pungent odor which might injure the membranes of the brain.

169También hay que hacer uso de aguas con propiedades curativas naturales, como las nitrosas, y mejor todavía si no tuvieran ningún olor desagradable que pudiera dañar las membranas del cerebro.

Commentary

Uso de aguas con propiedades naturales, especialmente las nitrosas, siempre que no tengan olores perniciosos.

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