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

-

stops

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

-

dissolves

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

-

acts on -

Iatrogenic

consciousness, loss

[8.13]

Diosc.

fruit

-

-

-

property

death

[8.7]

Diosc.

root

liquid

melikraton

potion

property