Some plants described by Dioscorides for the treatment of renal diseases.
The original De Materia Medica of Dioscorides has been lost, but several copies remain. Unlike the original, these contain an alphabetical listing of plants and color plates. The source for the plants described in this paper is a 16th century translation into vernacular Italian and the Codex Neapolitanus. In all, 12 plants listed by Dioscorides for treatment of renal diseases can be positively identified.
De Matteis Tortora
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University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history*; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000266:history*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012802:Sicily
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