In one especially difficult case of a man with two shattered ribs, she had to open his chest and wire together the fragments of bone. On re-closing the wound, she covered it with a dressing of oil of roses and a plaster of barley flows, powdered roses, and wild pomegranate flowers, mixed with cypress nuts and raw eggs. Then bandaged it with padded splints.
In one particularly demanding medical situation involving a man with fractured ribs, she had to perform an intricate surgical repair by stitching together the broken bone fragments. Upon closing the incision, she applied a dressing made from oil of roses and a plaster composed of barley flour, rose petals, pomegranate flowers, cypress nuts, and raw eggs, followed by securing it with padded splints.