καὶ τὴν μὲν ἰδίην ἰδέην ἐξέβλαστησε· μεταβάλλει τε τὴν ἀρχαίην καὶ καταφέρεται· τρέφει δὲ πεττομένη· τὴν δὲ προτέρην ἰδέην ἐξαλλάσσει ἔστιν ὅτε καὶ τὰς προτέρας ἐξη μαύρωσεν.

δύναμις δὲ τροφῆς ἀφικνεῖται καὶ ἐς ὀστέον καὶ πάντα τὰ μέρεα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐς νεῦρον καὶ ἐς φλέβα καὶ ἐς ἀρτηρίην καὶ ἐς μῦν καὶ ἐς ὑμένα καὶ σάρκα καὶ πιμελὴν καὶ αἷμα καὶ φλέγμα καὶ μυελὸν καὶ ἐγκέφαλον καὶ νωτιαῖον καὶ τὰ ἐντοσθίδια καὶ πάντα τὰ μέρεα αὐτῶν, καὶ δὴ καὶ ἐς θερμασίην καὶ πνεῦμα καὶ ὑγρασίην.

τροφὴ δὲ τὸ τρέφον, τροφὴ δὲ τὸ οἷον, τροφὴ δὲ τὸ μέλλον.

ἀρχὴ δὲ πάντων μία καὶ τελευτὴ πάντων μία, καὶ ἡ αὐτὴ τελευτὴ καὶ ἀρχή.