Table 4.5—Pharmacotherapeutics 


Struchnon kēpaion


Medical condition

Text

Plant

Co-ingredients/

excipients

Pharmaceutical form

Expected result

Body part

Condition

no.

author

Part

Form

Head

cephalalgia

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

helps

heat stroke

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

rose oil

aspersion

indicated

Neck

tumor parotid glands


[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

salt

cataplasm

reduces

Eyes


fluxes, acrid

[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

-

lachrymal fistula


[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

bread

-

acts on -

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying

heals

Ears

otalgia

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

-

instilled

is useful

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

-

instilled

is useful

Digestive system

burning stomach

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh, ground

none

applying-

helps

Skin

erysipelas

[4.6]

Diosc.

leafage

juice

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

shingles

[3.5]

Diosc.

leaves

fresh

barley groat

cataplasm

indicated

[3.6]

Diosc.

[whole plant]

juice

psimythium, lithargyrus, rose oil

-

acts on