Note 580 — ON REGIMEN IN ACUTE DISEASES. (continued 2)
Francis Adams translation
It will be remarked, that in this place the author directs that the bleeding should be carried to a greater extent than in the former part of this treatise. In general, the ancient authorities forbade the abstraction of blood until it induced lipothymia. This is decidedly the rule of practice laid down by Aretæus (De Curat. Morb. Acut., ii., 1).