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Very different is the illustration of medical manuscripts such as the "Dioscorides" of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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It goes under the name of "Dioscorides," who was one of the authors, and dates from the beginning of the sixth century.
Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873
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On the contrary, the tablets now lend a greater credence to the medical texts of Dioscorides and his Roman successor, Galen.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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On the contrary, the tablets now lend a greater credence to the medical texts of Dioscorides and his Roman successor, Galen.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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Among the herbs found in the two tablets was wild carrot, for instance, which had been identified by the 1st-century Greek pharmacologist Dioscorides as a diuretic that was used to treat colic, wounds and poisonous bites.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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Among the herbs found in the two tablets was wild carrot, for instance, which had been identified by the 1st-century Greek pharmacologist Dioscorides as a diuretic that was used to treat colic, wounds and poisonous bites.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine Adrian Higgins 2011
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The Greek physician Dioscorides supposedly used black cumin seeds to treat headaches and toothaches.
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In the tenth century, the physician Hasdai ibn Shaprut supervised an Arabic translation of the Greek De Materia Medica, by Dioscorides, a surgeon to the Roman army in the first century.
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In the tenth century, the physician Hasdai ibn Shaprut supervised an Arabic translation of the Greek De Materia Medica, by Dioscorides, a surgeon to the Roman army in the first century.
Islam: The Invasions Of Europe « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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The Greek physician Dioscorides supposedly used black cumin seeds to treat headaches and toothaches.
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