Commentary for Shabbat 155:4

אלא מים מכדי שתייתו שכיחא רפואתו לא שכיחא מאי טעמא אזול רבנן בתר רפואתו לחומרא אמר אביי בגלילא שנו רבא אמר אפי' תימא בשאר מקומות כדשמואל דאמר שמואל כל שקייני מסו ומטללי לבר ממיא דמסו ולא מטללי:

But in the case of water — consider: its drinking is common, whereas its use for healing is uncommon: why then did the Rabbis follow its use for healing in the direction of stringency? — Said Abaye: They learnt this with reference to Galilee.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: whose inhabitants are poor. They would never use wine or milk for dissolving collyriuin, but only water, and so this use for water is as common as its drinking use. ');">⁷</span> Raba said: You may even say that this refers to other places, thus agreeing with Samuel. For Samuel said: All liquids<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Used for dissolving collyrium. ');">⁸</span>

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