Table 3


Pharmacotherapeutics—All taxa


Medical condition

Plant

Text

Plant

Co-ingredients/

excipients

Pharmaceutical form

Expected result

Body part

Condition

no.

author

Part

Form


General

abscesses

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

-

friction

dissolves

pickled

-

friction

dissolves

cleaning

alikakkabon

[14]

Galen

-

-

vinegar

[potion]

-

struchnos

[44]

Galen

-

juice

vinegar

trochisc

-

fluxes

mandragoras

[25]

Galen

-

-

henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh

trochiscs

-

fluxes, warm

alikakkabon

[11]

Galen

-

-

-

cataplasm

-

internal inflammation

struchnos

[48]

[Galen]

-

-

goose fat

ointment

-

internal pus

mandragoras

[25]

Galen

-

-

henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh

trochiscs

-

major conditions

doruknion

[17]

Galen

root

-

-

-

-

mandragoras

[17]

Galen

root-

-

-

-

-





Head

cephalalgy


alikakkabon

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

helps

mandragoras

[36]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

struchnon kēpaion

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

helps

struchnos

[36]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

[38]

Galen

-

juice

rose oil

ointment

-

headache


alikakkabon

[10]

Galen

fruit

ground

goose fat/muron

suppository

-

struchnos


[35]

Galen

whole plant

-

none

-

-

[35]

Galen

whole plant

-

barley groat

-

-

[37.1]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

[37.2]

Galen

-

-

-

cataplasm

-

heat

struchnos

[39]

Galen

-

juice

vinegar

sponges, applying

-

heat stroke


alikakkabon


[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

[4.4]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

struchnon kēpaion


[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

pain, temples


alikakkabon

[10]

Galen

fruit

ground

goose fat/muron

suppository

-

struchnos


[37.1]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

[37.2]

Galen

-

-

-

cataplasm

-

Brain

consciousness, loss


doruknion

[7.4]

Diosc.

-

-

-

-

property

mandragoras

[8.13]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

breathing

property

[8.13]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

eating

property

sleep inducing


struchnon upnōtikon


[5.4]

Diosc.

root epidermis

-

wine

potion

property

[55]

Galen

root

liquid

wine

potion

property

Senses

anesthesia, surgery


mandragoras

[8.6]

Diosc.

root

boiling

wine

-

property

[8.12]

Diosc.

root epidermis

no boiling

wine

-

property

Neck

scrofules


mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

-

friction

reduces

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

-

friction

reduces

[8.11]

Diosc.

root

ground

water

-

dissolves

tumor parotid glands


alikakkabon

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

salt

cataplasm

reduces

struchnon kēpaion

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

salt

cataplasm

reduces

Eyes


amblyopia

struchnon upnōtikon

[5.7]

Diosc.

root

juice

honey

ointment

alleviates

black eye

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

blepharitic itches

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

heals

cataract

struchnos

[40]

Galen

-

-

-

-

heals

dull sight

struchnos

[40]

Galen

-

-

-

-

heals

fluxes

struchnos

[46]

[Galen]

-

-

-

-

-

fluxes, acrid


alikakkabon


[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

water

collyrium

-

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

egg

collyrium

-

[4.4]

Diosc.

-

juice

water

collyrium

-

[4.4]

Diosc.

-

juice

egg

collyrium

-

struchnon kēpaion


[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

water

collyrium

-

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

egg

collyrium

-

[3.6]

Diosc.

-

juice

water

collyrium

-

[3.6]

Diosc.

-

juice

egg

collyrium

-

general conditions

mandragoras

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

-

ophthalmic medicines

-

greyness

struchnos

[41]

Galen

-

juice

-

instillation

acts on -

inflammation


mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

struchnos

[43]

Galen

-

juice

-

-

-

irritations

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

heals

lachrymal fistula


alikakkabon

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

heals

[4.4]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

bread

-

acts on -

struchnon kēpaion

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

heals

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

bread

-

acts on -

struchnos

[42]

Galen

-

juice

illekebra moss, libanos, galbanum

-

-

lachrymation, chronic

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

treats

nyctalopia

struchnos

[41]

Galen

-

juice

-

instillation

acts on-

lukion

[01.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

eliminates

[19.4]

Ga;em

-

-

-

-

-

wounds, inflamed

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

Ears


otalgia


alikakkabon

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

-

instilled

is useful

[4.4]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

-

instilled

is useful

struchnon kēpaion

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

-

instilled

is useful

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

-

instilled

is useful

purulence

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

efficacious

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

Nose

wounds

alikakkabon

[14]

Galen

-

-

-

-

acts on

struchnos

[44]

Galen

-

juice

lithargurus, psimuthium, native sulfur, crocus, poppy

trochisc

-

Mouth

gum, wounds

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

ointment

efficacious

inflammation

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

lips, chapped

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

ointment

efficacious

tonsils (inflammation?)

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

ointment

efficacious

wounds

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

Teeth

odontalgia

struchnon upnōtikon

[5.6]

Diosc.

root epidermis

boiled

wine

potion

helps

pain

alikakkabon

[13.1]

Galen

root

-

vinegar, oak gall

gargling

-

[13.2]

Galen

root epidermis

boiled

-

infusion

-

[13.2]

Galen

splinter

cleaned

vinegar

infusion

-

struchon

[47]

[Galen]

-

-

-

gargling

-

Blood

blood spitting

mandragoras

[25]

Galen

root epidermis

-

henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh

-

-

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

water

[potion]

-

hemorrhages

struchnos

[49]

[Galen]

juice

-

-

-

-

Respiration

cough

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

water

[potion]

-

Digestive system

bowel unease

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

potion

indicated

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

clyster

indicated

[19.4]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

burning stomach

alikakkabon

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

helps

struchnon kēpaion

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying-

helps

diarrhea

struchnos

[51]

[Galen]

-

juice

libanos

potion

-

fistula, anal

alikakkabon

[14]

Galen

-

-

-

-

acts on -

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

ointment

-

struchnos

[44]

Galen

-

juice

lithargurus, psimuthium, native sulfur, crocus, poppy

trochisc

-


[4.5]

Diosc.

whole plant

dried

-

application

active



[4.5]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

potion

acts on -

inflammation, anus

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

intestinal pain

lukio

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

potion

indicated

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

clyster

indicated

[19.4]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

liver

alikakkabon

[9.4]

Galen

-

-

-

compound medicines

-

wounds, anus

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

Urinary tract


bladder

alikakkabon

[9.4]

Galen

-

-

-

compound medicines

-

dropsy

struchnon

[50]

[Galen]

-

juice

honey

potion

-

struchnon upnōtikon

[5.6]

Diosc.

fruit

-

none

potion

-

kidneys

alikakkabon

[9.4]

Galen

-

-

-

compound medicines

-

diuresis

struchnon upnōtikon

[5.5]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

-

property

[55]

[Galen]

seed

-

-

-

property

Gynecology


amenorrhea?

mandragoras

[8.8]

Diosc.

root

liquid

none

-

acts on -

cervix induration?

mandragoras

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid


pessary

sooths

discharges

alikakkabo

[4.4]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

wool

tampon

stops

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

wool

tampon

stops

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

applying

stops

[19.4]

Galen

-

-

-

-

-

struchnon kēpaio

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

wool

tampon

stops

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

wool

tampon

stops

discharges, red

mandragoras

[8.14]

Diosc.

seed

-

native sulfur

applied

stops

pregnancy, stopping

mandragoras

[8.8]

Diosc.

root

liquid

none

-

provokes

uterus, cleaning

mandragoras

[8.14]

Diosc.

seed

-

-

potion

cleans

Humors

bile

mandragoras

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

melikraton

potion

evacuates

phlegm

mandragoras

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

melikraton

potion

evacuates

Sleep

insomnia

mandragoras

[8.6]

Diosc.

root

boiled

wine

potion

-

Psyche

consciousness

doruknion

[7.4]

Diosc.

shole plant

-

-

-

seems

struchnon manikon

[6bis.3]

Diosc.

root

-

wine

potion

property

Pain

general pain


mandragoras

[8.6]

Diosc.

root

boiled

wine

potion

-

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

-

-

-

[24]

Galen

root

-

-

-

-

struchnon upnōtikon

[5.6]

Diosc.

root epidermis

-

none

antalgics

-

[5.6]

Diosc.

root epidermis

-

-

trochiscs

-

Articulations

articulations

doruknion

[17]

Galen

root

-

-

-

-

gout

doruknion

[17]

Galen

root

-

-

-

-

pain

mandragoras

[8.11]

Diosc.

root

ground

barley groat

-

stops









Skin

abscesses

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

-

friction

dissolves

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

-

friction

dissolves

abrasions

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

ointment

-

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

eruptions in the face

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

erysipelas

alikakkabon

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[4.4]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

psimythium, lithargyrus, rose oil

-

acts on -

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

-

mandragoras

[8.11]

Diosc.

root

ground

vinegar

-

cures


[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

psimythium, lithargyrus, rose oil

-

acts on -

struchnon kēpaion


[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

struchnos

[45]

Galen

-

juicr

psimythium, alum, saffron paste, native sulfur

applying

-

exanthemata

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

furuncles

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

growths

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

-

applying

dissolves

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

-

applying

dissolves

[8.11]

Diosc.

root

ground

water

-

dissolves

indurations

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

-

friction

dissolves

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

-

applying

dissolves

lichen, swelling

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

pimples

alikakkabos

[14]

Galen

-

-

-

-

acts on -

struchnos

[44]

Galen

-

juice

lithargurus, psimuthium, native sulfur, crocus, poppy


-

pustule, night

alikakkabon

[14]

Galen

-

-

-

-

acts on

struchnos

[44]

Galen

-

juice

lithargurus, psimuthium, native sulfur, crocus, poppy


-

shingles

alikakkabon

[4.4]

Diosc

[whole plant]

juice

psimythium, lithargyrus, rose oil

-

acts on -

[4.4]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

heals

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

struchnon kēpaion

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

psimythium, lithargyrus, rose oil

-

acts on

sores, infected

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

heals

[19.3]

Galen

-

-

-

liquid medicine

-

spots without wound

mandragoras

[8.10]

Diosc

leaves


-

friction

deletes

[8.10]

Diosc.

leaves

pickled

-

friction

deletes

swellings

alikakkabon

[12]

Galen

twigs

fresh

-

-

-

whitlow

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

-

heals

[19.3]

Galen

-

juice

-

-

-

wounds, gangrenous

lukion

[19.3]

Galen

-

juice

-

-

-

Venoms


bites, reptiles

mandragoras

[8.11]

Diosc.

root

ground

honey or oil

-

acts on -

rabies

lukion

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

-

potion

-

[1.10]

Diosc.

root

juice

water

potion

-

viper, prevention

struchnos

[52]

[Galen]

-

juice

-

-

-

Toxicology

antidoton

mōrion

[8bis.4]

Diosc.

root

-

struchnon manikon

potion

-

struchnon manikon

[8bis.4]

Diosc.

root

-

mōrion

potion

-

Iatrogenic


consciousness, loss

mandragoras

[8.13]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

-

property

death

doruknion

[7.4]

Diosc.

-

-

-

-

property

mandragoras

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

melikraton

potion

property

struchnon manikon

[6bis.3]

Diosc.

root

-

wine

potion

property

mental disorder

struchnon manikon


[6bis.3]

Diosc.

root

-

wine

potion

property

[55]

[Galen]

fruit

-

-

potion

property

[56]

[Galen]

fruit

-

-

potion

property

[57]

[Galen]

fruit

-

-


property

struchnon upnōtikon

[6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

-

-


property

[5.6]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-


property

stupor

mōrion

[8bis.4]

Diosc.

-

-



property