De Materia Medica contained an enormous wealth of information, with 1000+ natural medical items included, from animal, mineral & plant sources, with 4,740 different uses, all tested & used by Dioscorides himself. He organised them via their effects & uses, thus providing an initial framework
De Materia Medica contained an enormous wealth of information, with 1000+ natural medical items included, from animal, mineral & plant sources, with 4,740 different uses, all tested & used by Dioscorides himself. He organised them via their effects & uses, thus providing an initial framework