INDEX OF PLANTS
All plant species cited within the encyclopedia (and not already explained in the Glossary)
are indexed here, with their Greek (or Latin) name, and modern binomial name when
known; we also include plant products (e.g., beer, wine). Some plants listed here (e.g., aloe,
cassia/cinnamon, nard, or wormwood) could perhaps have been explained in the Gloss-
ary, and the following 26 plants and plant-products are found there: alkuoneion, ammi,
ammo ̄niakon, amo ̄mon, bdellium, euphorbia, galbanum, glaukion, herpullos, Indian Buckthorn, kos-
tos, lukion, malabathron, mastic, omphakion, opopanax, panax, purethron, sagape ̄non, sarkokolla, shelf-
fungus, silphion, skordion, staphis, sturax, and terebinth. All binomial names of plants are listed at
the end of this index with a cross-reference to the indexed name (whether in this index or in
the glossary).
The raw materials for this index were created by Ian Lockey, and John Scarborough
identified many plants. Paul T. Keyser is responsible for its final form.
Acacia (Greek: akakia; Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile or Acacia arabica Lam.): Amarantos,
Anthaios Sextilius, Apollinarios (Pharm.), Apollophane ̄s of Seleukeia “Pieria,” Areios
of Tarsos, Bola ̄s, Dasius, De ̄me ̄trios (Geog.), Diokle ̄s of Khalke ̄do ̄n, Dio ̄n (Med.),
Euboulos (Pharm.), Gennadios, Harpokratio ̄n, Hermolaos (Pharm.), Kurillos, Kuros,
Leukios, Mantias (Heroph.), Naukratite ̄s medicus, Neilammo ̄n, Nikolaos (Pharm.),
Olumpionikos, Olumpos, Parisinus medicus, Petro ̄nios Musa, Philippos of Macedon,
Philo ̄tas, Sandarius/Sardacius, Sergius of Babylo ̄n, Strato ̄n of Be ̄rutos, Terentius
Valens, Themiso ̄n of Laodikeia, Theophilos (Pharm.), Zo ̄ilos of Macedon, Zo ̄simos
(Med.).
Acanthus, Egyptian (Greek: akantha; an Acacia species, probably the same as Acacia):
Stephanos of Tralleis.
Aconite (Greek: akoniton; Aconitum Anthora L.): Aelius Promotus, Nikandros of Kolopho ̄n,
Praecepta Salubria.
Aethiopis (Latin; unidentified): pseudo-De ̄mokritos (Pharmacy).
Agrimony (Greek: eupatorion; Agrimonia eupatoria L.): Mithradate ̄s VI, Nearkhos.
Akakallis: (see Narcissus)
Akanthis: (see E ̄rigero ̄n)
Akinos (Greek; probably Acinos rotundifolius Pers. syn. Calamintha graveolens (Bieb.) Benth.):
Andro ̄n.
Alfalfa (Greek: poa Me ̄dike ̄; Medicago sativa L.): Amphilokhos of Athens.
Alkibiadion (Greek; perhaps Anchusa tinctoria L.): Polueide ̄s.
Almond (Greek: amugdale ̄; Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb): Gargilius Martialis, Menemakhos,
Me ̄nophilos, O ̄rio ̄n, Papyrus Hibeh 2.187, Papyrus Ryl. III.531, Praecepta Salubria.