Textual Research on Dioscorides and <i>De Materia Medica</i>
Shu Chen,
Qizhen Chen,
Yasmeen Saeed Askool
et al.
Abstract:The Greek pharmacologist Dioscorides's De Materia Medica is one of the greatest works in the history of Greek-Arabic Traditional Medicine, and also is an essential medical textbook and pharmacological standard in Europe. This paper studied the historical background, academic characteristics, editions, and significant contributions to traditional medicine of De Materia Medica and Dioscorides. It was concluded that the book has substantial scientific importance and remarkable cultural attributes. De Materia Medi… Show more
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