[105] NGP: Chapter 1
, “[105] NGP: Chapter 1”, in New Green Pharmacy: The Story of Western Herbal Medicine, 1 vol., Vermilion, 1997.
Diocles of Carystius
Diocles of Carystius
Dates:
c. 400BCE - 300BCE
Publication:
Rhizotomika
Description:
Possibly the earliest of all herbals [105]. This book listed medicinal plants with notes on their physiological effects and was probably of great use to the Rhizotomoki or "root gatherers" of Ancient Greece [105].
Summary:
Greek physician and student of Aristotle [105].
