Table 4.4—Pharmacotherapeutics
Mandragoras
Medical condition | Text | Plant | Co-ingredients/ excipients | Pharmaceutical form | Expected result | |||
Body part | Condition | no. | author | Part | Form | |||
General | abscesses | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | - | friction | dissolves |
pickled | - | friction | dissolves | |||||
fluxes | [25] | Galen | - | - | henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh | trochiscs | - | |
internal pus | [25] | Galen | - | - | henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh | trochiscs | - | |
major conditions | [17] | Galen | root | - | - | - | - | |
Head | cephalalgy | [36] | Galen | - | - | - | - | - |
Brain | consciousness, loss | [8.13] | Diosc. | fruit | - | - | breathing | property |
[8.13] | Diosc. | fruit | - | - | eating | property | ||
Senses | anesthesia, surgery | [8.6] | Diosc. | root | boiling | wine | - | property |
[8.12] | Diosc. | root epidermis | no boiling | wine | - | property | ||
Neck | scrofules | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | - | friction | reduces |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | - | friction | reduces | ||
[8.11] | Diosc. | root | ground | water | - | dissolves | ||
Eyes | general conditions | [8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | - | ophthalmic medicines | - |
inflammation | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | barley groat | cataplasm | indicated | |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | barley groat | cataplasm | indicated | ||
wounds, inflamed | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | barley groat | cataplasm | indicated | |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | barley groat | cataplasm | indicated | ||
Blood | blood spitting | [25] | Galen | root epidermis | - | henbane (seed), libanos, poppy, saffron, myrrh | - | - |
Gynecology | amenorrhea? | [8.8] | Diosc. | root | liquid | none | - | acts on - |
cervix induration? | [8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | pessary | sooths | ||
discharges, red | [8.14] | Diosc. | seed | - | native sulfur | applied | stops | |
pregnancy, stopping | [8.8] | Diosc. | root | liquid | none | - | provokes | |
uterus, cleaning | [8.14] | Diosc. | seed | - | - | potion | cleans | |
Humors | bile | [8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | melikraton | potion | evacuates |
phlegm | [8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | melikraton | potion | evacuates | |
Sleep | insomnia | [8.6] | Diosc. | root | boiled | wine | potion | |
Pain | general pain | [8.6] | Diosc. | root | boiled | wine | potion | - |
[8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | - | - | - | ||
[24] | Galen | root | - | - | - | - | ||
Articulations | pain | [8.11] | Diosc. | root | ground | barley groat | - | |
Skin | abscesses | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | - | friction | dissolves |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | - | friction | dissolves | ||
erysipelas | [8.11] | Diosc. | root | ground | vinegar | - | cures | |
growths | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | - | applying | dissolves | |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | - | applying | dissolves | ||
[8.11] | Diosc. | root | ground | water | - | |||
indurations | [8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | fresh | - | friction | dissolves | |
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | - | applying | dissolves | ||
[19.3] | Galen | - | - | - | liquid medicine | - | ||
spots without wound | [8.10] | Diosc | leaves | - | friction | deletes | ||
[8.10] | Diosc. | leaves | pickled | - | friction | deletes | ||
Venoms | bites, reptiles | [8.11] | Diosc. | root | ground | honey or oil | - | |
Iatrogenic | consciousness, loss | [8.13] | Diosc. | fruit | - | - | - | property |
death | [8.7] | Diosc. | root | liquid | melikraton | potion | ||