Commentary for Avodah Zarah 55:13
אמר שמואל האי פדעתא סכנתא היא ומחללין עליה את השבת מאי אסותא למיפסק דמא תחלי בחלא לאסוקי גרדא דיבלא וגירדא דאסנא או ניקרא מקילקלתא
Shmuel said: This gash is to be regarded as dangerous and Shabbat may be desecrated to heal it. What is the remedy? For stopping the bleeding, cress with vinegar; for cause [flesh] to rise on the wound, scavla scrapings and thornbush scrapings, or a salve made from the worms of the trash.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The amoraim continue to list what types of wounds are serious enough that one may desecrate Shabbat for them. The Talmud then lists how these wounds are cured.
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