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• HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET V – Wine

  

  Sweet wine, strong wine, white wine, and black wine should be administered in serious illnesses according to the following criteria: Sweet wine weighs less on the head than strong wine and affects the mind less, facilitates bowel movements more than the other, but causes swelling of the spleen and liver. They are not recommended for…

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  16 January 2026

  Foods, HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC), Thoughts & Opinions

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