Summary of the medicinal uses of wine by the ancients
- Antiseptic - of wounds, of water, and preoperatively
- Tranquilizer/sedative
- Hypnotic
- Anaesthetic
- Anti-nauseant
- Appetite stimulant
- Tonic/restorative during convalescence
- Treatment of anaemia
- Diuretic
- Purgative (depending on type of wine)
- Anti diarrhoeal (depending on type of wine)
- Cooling agents
- Poultices
- Mixing medium for other medicines - sometimes with honey
Dr Philip NORRIE
MBBS,MA,MSc,MSocSc[Hons],PhD,MD, currently doing M.Phil