On Ulcers

We must avoid wetting all sorts of ulcers except with wine, unless The ulcer be situated in a joint. For, The dry is nearer to The sound, and The wet to The unsound, since an ulcer is wet, but a sound part is dry. and it is better to leave The part without a bandage unless a unless a cataplasm be applied. NeiTher do certain ulcers admit of cataplasms, and this is The case with The recent raTher than The old, and with those situated in joints. A spare diet and water agree with all ulcers, and with The more recent raTher than The older; and with an ulcer which eiTher is inflamed or is about to be so; and where There is danger of gangrene; and with The ulcers an inflammation in joints; and where There is danger of convulsion; and in wounds of The belly; but most especially in fractures of The head and thigh, or any Other member in which a fracture may have occurred. in The case of an ulcer, it is not expedient to stand; more especially if The ulcer be situated in The leg; but neiTher, also, is it proper to sit or walk.