"One should not drink to the point of intoxication, although numerous philosophers claim that getting drunk twice a month is healthy, as wine dissolves the body's excess humors and purges them through sweat, urine, and other places. However, it is by getting drunk that many diseases are provoked, such as apoplexy, convulsions, and others. And the organ that suffers the most from too much drinking is the brain, and that is why those who have no brain must be careful not to drink too much. (from "Régime du corps")"

Aldobrandino da Siena

Doctor • Italy • 13th century

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