strictorium

Updated: May 12, 2025

After we are assured that the reduction is complete, a strictorium is prepared, consisting of the pulvis ruber, egg-albumen and a little wheat flour, with which the shoulder is to be rubbed. After a few days, Gilbert tells us, the patient will himself often try to flex and extend the arm, and the bandage should be so applied as not to interfere with these movements.

Henry E. (Henry Ebenezer) Handerson - Gilbertus Anglicus: Medicine of the Thirteenth Century