Hazelwort: (see Ginger, European Wild)
Heath (Greek: ereike ̄; Erica arborea L.): Aspasios (Pharm.), Herma ̄s theriakos, Petro ̄nios Musa.
Helenion: (see Elecampane)
Hellebore (Greek: elleboros; see below for the two kinds): Agathinos of Sparta, Arkhigene ̄s
of Apameia, pseudo-De ̄mokritos (Medicine), Dieukhe ̄s, Eude ̄mos (Methodist),
Eude ̄mos of Athens, Eunomos of Khios, Hippokratic Corpus Surgery, Mne ̄sitheos of
Athens, Mne ̄sitheos of Kuzikos, Phulotimos, Pleistonikos, Poseido ̄nios (Med. II).
Hellebore, black (Helleborus niger L.): Apios Phaskos, Diophantos of Lukia, Iustus the
Pharmacologist, Logadios, Serenus (Pharm.).
Hellebore, white (Greek: elleboros leukos and karpason; Veratrum album L.): Askle ̄piodotos of
Alexandria, Axios, Moskhio ̄n (Pharm.), Ortho ̄n, Philo ̄nide ̄s of Catina, Ptolemaios
(Pharm.), So ̄ranos of Ephesos.
Hemlock (Greek: ko ̄neion; Conium maculatum L.): Aelius Promotus, Epainete ̄s, Erasistratos
of Sikuo ̄n, Euskhe ̄mos, Iulius Bassus, Kallinikos, Nikandros of Kolopho ̄n, Ze ̄no ̄n
(Med.).
Hemp (Greek: kannabis; Cannabis sativa L.): Glaukos (Geog. II).
Henbane (Greek: huoskuamos [“pig-bean”]; Hyoscyamus niger L.): Abaskantos, Aelius Gallus,
Aelius Promotus, Akhaios, Antiokhos Paccius, Antonius “Root-Cutter,” Aphroda ̄s,
Apollodo ̄ros the the ̄riakos, Apuleius Celsus, Dasius, Epainete ̄s, Erasistratos of Sikuo ̄n,
Flauianus of Crete, Florus, Herma ̄s theriakos, Iulius Bassus, Kallinikos, Kharikle ̄s,
Kharixene ̄s, Krateros, Leukios, Lingo ̄n, Lukome ̄de ̄s, Mantias (Heroph.), Marcellinus
(Pharm.), Mne ̄side ̄s, Nike ̄ratos, O ̄rigeneia, Pamphilos of Alexandria, Paulos (of Italy),
Philo ̄n of Tarsos, Philoxenos, Proxenos, Prutanis, Ptolemaios (Pharm.), Quintus,
Ripalus, Rufus of Ephesos, Silo, So ̄sagoras, Terentius Valens.
Henna (Greek: kupros or kuprinon; Lawsonia inermis L.): Amuthao ̄n, Aphrodisis, Khrusippos
(Med.), Kleophantos, Petro ̄nios Musa.
Hippomarathron (Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl. or Cachrys ferulacea (L.) Calest.; cf. Fennel):
Mikio ̄n.
Hog-fennel: (see Sulfurwort)
Holarrhena (Greek: xulomaker; Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.): Castus.
Horehound (Greek: prasion; Marrubium vulgare L.): Antonius Castor, Ko ̄dios Toukos,
Nike ̄ratos, Strato ̄n (Erasistratean).
Horse-celery (Greek: hipposelinon; Smyrnium olusatrum L.; cf. Smurneion): Anakreo ̄n
(Pharm.).
Horseheal: (see Elecampane)
Hupokistis (see: Broom)
Hyacinth (Greek: bolbos; Muscari comosum Mill.): Dalio ̄n.
Hyssop (Greek: husso ̄pos; Hyssopus officinalis L.): Akholios, Diophantos of Lukia.
Iberis (Latin; Lepidium graminifolium L.): Damokrate ̄s.
Iris (Greek: iris; some Iris species, often Iris pseudacorus L. or Iris pallida Lam.): Aphrodisis,
Apollophane ̄s of Seleukeia, Euge ̄rasia, Harpalos (Pharm.), Harpokra ̄s, Hekataios
(Pharm.), Khrusermos, Lusias, One ̄tide ̄s/One ̄to ̄r, Philokrate ̄s, Stephanos of
Tralleis.
Iris, Illyrian (Greek: iris Illurike ̄; Iris pallida Lam.): Abaskantos, Bithus, Castus, Diophantos
of Lukia, Euskhe ̄mos, Leukios, Mele ̄tos, Pamphilos of Alexandria, Timokrate ̄s,
Trupho ̄n of Gortun.
INDEX OF PLANTS