ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
ălyssŏn: i, n. ἄλυσσος>, curing (canine) madness,
I a plant used for the bite of a mad dog, madwort, Plin. 24, 11, 57, § 95.