Extreme remedies are most appropriate for extreme diseases.

ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται.

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Original Citation

Hippocrates. Aphorisms. c. 370 BC, sect. 1, par. 6.

Current Citation

Hippocrates. "Aphorisms." Hippocratic Writings. Translated by J. Chadwick. Penguin, 1984, sect. 1, par. 6.