[PEDANIUS DIOSCORIDES]

BOOK ON POISONS AND THEIR PREVENTION AND CURE.

PREFACE.

[Having covered in the preceding books, dearest Areus, the subject of aromatics, oils, ointments, trees, and their fruits and resins, as well as animals, honey, milk, animal fat, and the things called grains and vegetables, and further the entire discourse on roots, herbs, juices, wines, and minerals; in this final book of the entire treatise, we shall discuss the powers of harmful drugs and those which can provide aid against them.]