5。Havingpoundedthewhiteunripegrapeinamortarofredbronze，andpasseditthroughthestrainer，exposeittothesunduringtheday，butremoveitduringthenight，thatitmaynotsufferfromthedew；rubitconstantlyduringtheday，sothatitmaydryequally，andmaycontractasmuchvirtueaspossiblefromthebronze:letitbeexposedtothesunforasgreatalengthoftimeastillitacquirethethicknessofhoney；thenputitintoabronzepotwiththefreshhoneyandsweetwine，inwhichturpentineresinhasbeenpreviouslyboiled，boiltheresininthewineuntilitbecomehardlikeboiledhoney；thentakeouttheresinandpouroffthewine:
thereshouldbethegreatestproportionofthejuiceofunripegrape，nextofthewine，andthirdofthehoneyandmyrrh，eithertheliquid（stacte）orotherwise。Thefinestkindistobelevigatedandmoistenedbyhavingasmallquantityofthesamewinepouredonit；andthenthemyrrhistobeboiledbyitself，stirringitinthewine；andwhenitappearstohaveattainedtheproperdegreeofthickness，itistobepouredintothejuiceoftheunripegrape；
andthefinestnatronistobetoasted，andgentlyaddedtothemedicine，alongwithasmallerquantityoftheflowersofcopper（flosaeris）thanofthenatron。Whenyouhavemixedthesethings，boilfornotlessthanthreedays，onagentlefiremadewithfuelofthefig-treeorwithcoals，lestitcatchfire。Theapplicationsshouldallbefreefrommoisture，andthesoresshouldnotbewettedwhenthismedicineisappliedintheformofliniment。Thismedicineistobeusedforoldulcers，andalsoforrecentwoundsoftheglanspenis，andulcersontheheadandears。Anothermedicineforthesameulcers:-Thedriedgallofanox，thefinesthoney，whitewine，inwhichtheshavingsofthelotushavebeenboiled，frankincense，ofmyrrhanequalpart，ofsaffronanequalpart，theflowersofcopper，inlikemannerofliquids，thegreatestproportionofwine，nextofhoney，andleastofthegall。Another:-Wine，alittlecedarhoney，ofdriedthings，theflowersofcopper，myrrh，driedpomegranaterind。Another:-Oftheroastedflowerofcopperhalfadrachm，ofmyrrhtwohalf-drachms，ofsaffronthreedrachms，ofhoneyasmallquantity，tobeboiledwithwine。Another:-Offrankincenseadrachm，ofgalladrachm，ofsaffronthreedrachms；leteachofthesebedriedandfinelylevigated，then，havingmixed，triturateinaverystrongsun，pouringinthejuiceofanunripegrape，untilitbecomeofagelatinousconsistence，forthreedays；
thenletthembeallowedtomacerateinanaustere，dark-colored，fragrantwine，whichisgraduallypoureduponthem。Another:-Boiltherootsoftheholmoakinsweetwhitewine；andwhenitappearstobeproperlydone，havingpouredofftwopartsofthewine，andoftheleesofwineasfreeofwateraspossibleonepart；thenboil，stirringit，sothatitmaynotbeburnt，atagentlefire，untilitappeartohaveattainedtheproperconsistence。Another:-Theotherthingsaretobethesame；but，notwithstanding，insteadofthewine，usethestrongestwhitevinegar，anddipintoitwoolasgreasyascanbeprocured，andthen，moisteningitwiththeleesofoil，boil，andpourinthejuiceofthewildfig-tree，andaddMelianalum，andnatron，andtheflowersofcopper，bothtoasted。Thiscleansestheulcersbetterthantheformer，buttheotherisnolessdesiccant。
Another:-Dipthewoolinaverylittlewater；andthen，havingaddedathirdpartofwine，boiluntilitattaintheproperconsistence。Bythese，recentulcersaremostspeedilypreventedfromgettingintoastateofsuppuration。