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Introduction to De Materia Medica Tess Anne Osbaldeston, |
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THE HERBAL OF DIOSCORIDES THE GREEK
DIOSCORIDES
DE MATERIA MEDICA
HERBAL
BEING AN
WITH MANY OTHER
MEDICINAL MATERIALS
WRITTEN IN GREEK IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE COMMON ERA
A New Indexed Version In Modern English By TA Osbaldeston AND RPA Wood
As this version essentially constitutes a new work, the editor/translator hereby asserts copyright. Permission of the publisher is required for any excerpts or copies made from the text.
The illustrations are deemed in good faith to
be in the public domain.
© Tess Anne Osbaldeston
First published in 2000
ISBN 0-620-23435-0
Printed in 12/14 Zapf Calligraphic [Palatino]
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ISBN-10: 0620234350
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Original Dedication
Dearest Areius,
Although many of the writers nowadays, as well as
those in ancient times, wrote discourses on the
preparations, strengths and dosage of drugs, I will
attempt to prove to you that I did not choose to
undertake this through vanity or impulsiveness. Some of
those authors did not complete their attempts, while
others copied previous historical documents. Iolas from
Bithynia and Hexaclides from Tarentum briefly
considered the subject but they completely omitted any
systematic discussion of herbs and ignored metals and
spices. Crateuas the rhizotomist and Andreas the
physician seem to have had greater knowledge of this
particular area than most, but have ignored many
extremely useful roots and gave meagre descriptions of
many herbs. Still I must admit that although they told us
little, the ancients applied great effort in their work. I am
not completely in agreement with most modern writers,
among them Julius Bassus, Niceratus and Petronius,
Niger and Diodotus, who are all [poets]. In
way they have condescended to describe commonplace
information familiar to all but they have explained the
strengths of medicines and their properties briefly, not
considering their value by personal experience, but by
worthless discussion created needless controversy
regarding each medicine, and in addition they have
mistakenly recorded one thing for another...
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Introductory notes by R. P. Wood
Tess Anne Osbaldeston, translator and editor
Johannesburg, South Africa,
June 2000
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Dioscorides. De materia medica. - five books in one volume:
A new English translation by T.A.Osbaldeston.
Introductory notes by R.P.Wood.
First Edition, 2000.
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