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This scholarly collection assembles fourteen essays by Professor Scarborough examining ancient pharmaceutical practices and medical botany across Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilisations. The work explores how classical practitioners integrated magic, astrology, and alchemy into their pharmacological frameworks alongside theoretical concepts of elements, qualities, and humors. Essays demonstrate the clinical sophistication of ancient burn salve applications and analyse Hippocratic pharmacy methods, whilst detailed examination of Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants reveals the depth of herbal knowledge in antiquity. The volume addresses major concerns amongst Greek, Roman, and Byzantine medical practitioners, offering modern readers insight into how ancient societies understood and applied pharmaceutical remedies for healing and treatment.

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Fourteen essays by Professor Scarborough focusing on ancient drugs, pharmacy, and medical botany across three major civilisations.

Explores integration of magic, astrology, and alchemy within Greek, Roman, and Byzantine pharmacological theory and practice.

Detailed analysis of Hippocratic pharmacology and clinical applications of salves for burns in ancient medical treatment.

Examination of herbal lore in Theophrastus' Enquiry into Plants, demonstrating sophisticated botanical knowledge in antiquity.

Published by Routledge as part of the Variorum Collected Studies series on specialised academic research.

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28 January 2010
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