HISTORICAL TABLE OF THE MATERIA MEDICA.
A.D.
622Died 872Died btfOBorn 702
ARABIAN MEDICINES—C<mft»med.
Aaron or Ahron (The Pandects).
Ebn-Saiiel (Sabor) Krabadin, the firsl Dispensatory.
Alkhende (J.). Wrote on the proportions and doses of medicines.
Geber, The Patriareh of Chemistry. Mentions nitric acid, vinegar, aqua regia, Chlo-ride of sodium, carbonates of potash and soda, caustic soda, nitrate of potash, salammoniac, alum, sulphate ofiron, borax, nitrate of silver, bichloride and binoxideof mercury, cinnabar, litharge, and red lead. May have obtained his knowledgefrom the Hindoos. (See Hindoo Medicine.)
Mesüe (John). De simplicibus et de electuariis.
Serapion (John, jun.). De simplicibus medicinis.
Abn Guefith or Abiien Gnefith. De simplic. medicam. virtut.
Rhazes. De simplicibus medicinis. One of the most celebrated Arabians. Employed
mercurial ointment.Ebnsina or Avicenna, " The Prince of Physicians." His Canon Medicinte is a com-
pilation frorn Galen, Aetius, and Rhazes : for five centuries it was regarded as an
infallible guide. Mentions croton tiglium, camphor, nux vomica, mace, nut-
megs, &c.Haly Abbas. (Amalek or the Royal book).Avenzoar at Seville in Andalusia.
Averrhoes, a native of Cordova.
Albucasis or Alsaharavius. Mentions the preparation ofrose water.
Abn Bitar or Ibn-Beitar. His works have not been printed, but they are eonstantlyquoted by Persian authors on Materia Medica. (Royle, Essay, p. 28.) He has amost extensive influence in the East.
Consult,— Amoreux (P. J.), " Essai Historique et Litter. sur la Medec. des Arabes."Montp 1805, 8vo. Reiske (J. J.), " Opusc. Med. ex Monum. Arabum et Ebraiorum."Halte, 1776, 8vo.
In the "Pharmaceutisches Central-Blatt f. 1839," p. 313, is n n itice, by Dr. A. Buchner,of a colleotion of Arabian medicines made by Dr. Schubert, in Arabia.
EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITERS ON MEDICINE.
^ j^ (Dark Ages.)
Medicine practised by Monks. Magic and Astrology employed in medicine. The
period of superstition and alchemy. The grossest impositions practised.The Neapolitan Schools of Monte-Cassino and Salerno founded by BenedictineMonks.Died 1107 Constantine the African. Wrote on diet, and simple and eye medicines.
1100 John of Milan. The supposed author of the Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, acoüection of dietetical precepts, in rhyming Latin verse, addressed, by the Medi-cal School at Salerno, to Robert, son of William the Conqueror. Above 160editions of this vvork have been published—(See Sir Alexander Croke's ed., Oxford1830, 8vo.)
1110 Nicholas surnamed PRJirosiTUS. Dispensatorium ad aromatarius; the first Euro-pean pharmacopoeia.
1150 Matthew Platerius. 1169 /Egidius of Corbeil.
1180 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen. Born 1098. Wrote on Medicines. Mentions Chris-tiana (supposed to be Helleborus niger.)
1259 Gilbert, an linglishman. Prepared acetate of ammonia and oil of tartar per deli-
quium. Extinguished mercury by saliva.1193—1282 Albertus Magnus. An alchemist. Mentions zinc.
1260 John of St. Amand. Commented on the works of Nicholas.1214—1284 Roger Bacon. The most philosophical of the Alchemists.
1240—1313 Arnold of Villa Nova. Wrote a commentary on the Regimen Salernitana. Pre-pared the oils of turpentine and rosemary.1235—1315 Raymond Lully. Prepared the oil of rosemary, acetate of lead ammonio-chlorideof mercury, nitric oxide of mercury, and spirit of wine.1295 Simon de Co rdo. 1317. Matthew Sylvaticus. 1320. (death) Peter de Apono.1328. Francis of Piedmont. 1343. Dondis, faiher and son.Died 1320 Platerius (John). Antidotarium Nicolai cum expositione.
1343 St. Ardouin. Red oxide of mercury. ,.
Born 1394 Basil Valentine. Prepared chemical medicines. Introduced antimonials (currustriumjj'halis anlimonii). Was acquainted with the double Chloride of iron andammonia, and the acetates of lead.