来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第12集 第12集》
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And perhaps the suffering that accompanied this particular也许伴随着这特别的治疗方法的痛苦 -
treatment provided some moral satisfaction to those能给那些开药的人 -
who administered it.一些道德上的满足 -
Another remedy that was tried was guaiac,另一疗法是愈创木脂 -
which is a hardwood from a tree in the New World.是一种硬木材源于新大陆的一种树 -
It was ground into sawdust and made into a decoction that将之磨成锯屑并制成汤药 -
patients drank twice a day for forty days.病人每天两次饮用四十天 -
We see these forty days appearing over and over:我们看到四十天反复地出现 -
in quarantine; the forty day fasting;在隔离期 四十天的斋戒 -
the regimen for mercury; the regimen for guaiac.水银疗法 愈创木脂疗法 -
Well, all of this, of course, had a religious background.当然所有的这些都有宗教背景 -
And, so, the guaiac was administered for forty days,所以服用愈创木脂四十天