Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THIS WORK.

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History of the FIR-TREE 80.40
Resin of the Fir-tree 80.56
Virtues of the resin of the Fir-tree 81.17
Southernwood according to Dioscorides 369.56
consideration of southernwood 370.9
two kinds of male southernwood, in the same place.
consideration of female southernwood 370.11
virtues of southernwood according to Galen 670.32
Wormwood according to Dioscorides 367.9
sea-wormwood according to Dioscorides 367.44
santonic wormwood according to Dioscorides 367.56
consideration of wormwood 368.1
Pontic wormwood 368.2
consideration of sea-wormwood 368.42
consideration of seriphian wormwood, in the same place
virtues of wormwood according to Galen 369.10
Without the knowledge of simple medicines, no one can heal rightly 3.4
Acacalis according to Dioscorides 109.42
consideration of acacalis 109.46
Acacia according to Dioscorides 129.7
another acacia according to Dioscorides 129.30
consideration and history of acacia 129.38
factitious acacia of the apothecaries 129.55
another kind of acacia 130.30
virtues of acacia according to Galen 130.35
Cotton-thistle according to Dioscorides 360.4
consideration of cotton-thistle 360.8
Cultivated Acanthus according to Dioscorides 360.24
consideration of cultivated acanthus 360.40
virtues of acanthus according to Galen 361.11
wild acanthus according to Dioscorides 360.34
consideration of wild acanthus 361.10
History of Acarna according to Theophrastus 428.35
Vinegar according to Dioscorides 645.52
vinegar of betony according to Dioscorides 651.56
honeyed vinegar according to Dioscorides 646.35
squill vinegar according to Dioscorides 647.23
vinegar of stoechas according to Dioscorides 651.50
consideration of vinegar 646.7
vinegar consists of contrary properties 646.8
marvellous virtues of squill vinegar according to Galen 647.39
History and virtues of the Agate stone 700.6
Yarrow described according to Dioscorides 506.33
consideration of yarrow 506.45
virtues of yarrow according to Galen 507.14
Wild pear according to Dioscorides 154.34
Acid brine according to Dioscorides 647.4
the use of acid brine has fallen into disuse 647.10
Wild basil according to Dioscorides 387.4
consideration of wild basil 387.8
Aconite according to Dioscorides 537.28
another aconite according to Dioscorides 538.12
kinds and consideration of aconite 538.25

history of aconite according to Theophrastus 538.51
virtues of aconite according to Galen 540.59
the poison of aconite and its remedies [according to] Dioscorides 730.29
the harm of aconite poison and its cure 730.39
History of the Acontias 770.40
signs of the bite of the acontias and its cure 770.48
Sweet flag described according to Dioscorides 19.40
consideration of sweet flag 19.54
genuine sweet flag 20.50
virtues of sweet flag according to Galen 21.5
Sharp thorn according to Dioscorides 113.30
consideration of the sharp thorn 113.39
virtues of the sharp thorn according to Galen 116.38
that the sharp thorn is not the common barberry 114.1
Errors and disapproved opinions of Adam Lonicer 90.50. and 111.61. & 119.37. & 143.8. and 301.11
Adam’s apples 153.61
Adarce according to Dioscorides 694.11
consideration of adarce 694.17
virtues of adarce according to Galen 694.32
All fat according to Dioscorides 234.11
virtues of fat and grease according to Galen 235.59
the properties of fat in foods 237.27
Maidenhair according to Dioscorides 581.50
consideration of maidenhair 582.40
history of maidenhair according to Theophrastus 582.40
virtues of maidenhair according to Galen 583.5
virtues of maidenhair according to Mesue 583.11
Aegilops according to Dioscorides 584.4
consideration of aegilops 584.10
aegilops, a defect of barley 584.40
virtues of aegilops according to Galen 584.49
Flower of copper according to Dioscorides 657.54
history of the flower of copper 658.5
virtues of the flower of copper according to Galen 658.13
Scale of copper according to Dioscorides 658.20
consideration of the scale of copper and its virtues according to Galen 658.41
the lethal power of the scale of copper and its remedies 744.34
Scraped verdigris according to Dioscorides 660.28
worm-like verdigris according to Dioscorides 660.40
consideration of verdigris 661.1
virtues of verdigris according to Galen 661.6
the poison of verdigris and its remedies 745.52
Burnt copper according to Dioscorides 657.30
consideration of burnt copper 657.43
virtues of burnt copper according to Galen 657.46
Aethiopis according to Dioscorides 563.4
consideration of Aethiopis 563.17
virtues of Aethiopis 563.22
Eagle-stone according to Dioscorides 705.16
history and virtues of the eagle-stone 705.23
Agallochum according to Dioscorides 48.18
consideration of agallochum 48.25
the fabulous opinion of the common people regarding agallochum 48.36
history of agallochum according to Serapion 48.45
properties of agallochum according to Avicenna 49.20