Abaye also said: Mother told me, If
an infant cannot suck, his lips are cold. What is the remedy? A vessel of
burning coals should be brought and held near his nostrils, so as to heat it;
then he will suck.
Abaye also said: Mother told me, If
an infant does not breathe, he should be fanned with a fan, and he will
breathe.
Abaye also said: Mother told me, If
an infant cannot breathe easily, his
mother's after-birth should be brought and rubbed over him, [and] he will
breathe easily.
Abaye also said: Mother told me, If
an infant is too thin, his mother's after-birth should be brought and rubbed
over him from its narrow end to its wide end;
if he is too fat, [it should be rubbed] from the wide to the narrow end.
What a good son,
giving credit for his healing knowledge to his mother!
(Abaye is quoted several times in the Talmud with that
phrase “Mother told me.” According to Kiddushin 31b she was actually his foster
mother. Clearly she was a healer.)
R. Nathan describes several healing advice he gave for
newborns – by postponing circumcision. The boys whose lives were saved wind up being named after him!
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