The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek tradition and its many heirs

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Frankincense, Galbanum, Ladanon, Myrrh, Pine, Scammony, Sturax,
Terebinth): Alkimio ̄n, Aristokle ̄s, De ̄ïleo ̄n, Dexios, Epidauros, Epigonos, Euelpistos,
Euphrano ̄r (Pharm.), He ̄rakleide ̄s of Ephesos, Ioudaios, Iunia/Iounias, Kleophantos,
Kloniakos, Nikolaos (Pharm.), Nikome ̄de ̄s IV of Bithunia, Poluarkhos, Prothlius/Prot-
lius, Sertorius Clemens, So ̄sagoras, Trupho ̄n of Gortun.
Rhamnos (Greek; a Rhamnus species, probably Rhamnus cathartica L.): Ko ̄dios Toukos.
Rhubarb (Greek: rha ̄; Rheum officinale L.): Amarantos, Aristokle ̄s, Arkhelaos (of He ̄rakleia
Salbake ̄?).
Rhubarb, Pontic: Mantias (Heroph.), Pasikrate ̄s, Theodo ̄re ̄tos.
Rice (Greek: oruza; Oryza sativa L.): Aristoboulos of Kassandreia.
Rose (Greek: rhodon; usually Rosa canina L., Rosa gallica L., or Rosa sempervirens L.): Aelius
Gallus, Amarantos, Andreas of Karustos, Aphroda ̄s, Arkhelaos (of He ̄rakleia Salbake ̄?),
Caepio, Diagoras of Cyprus, Do ̄sitheos (Pharm.), Emboularkhos, Eue ̄nos, Flauius “the
boxer,” Florus, Glauko ̄n/Glaukos (Med.), Kharikle ̄s, Kleophantos, Kratippos, Leukios,
Lukome ̄de ̄s, Marcellinus (Pharm.), Mele ̄tos, Naukratite ̄s medicus, Olumpos, Pamphilos
of Be ̄rutos, Philo ̄tas, Poluarkhos, Poludeuke ̄s, Sandarius/Sardacius, Stephanos of
Tralleis, Terentius Valens, Themiso ̄n of Laodikeia, Theopompos.
Rose-oil: Apelle ̄s (of Thasos), Aphrodisis, De ̄mosthene ̄s, Diogene ̄s (Pharm.), Eruthrios,
Harpalos (Pharm.), Heirodotos (of Boiotia?), Kharikle ̄s, Kleo ̄n (of Kuzikos?), Mantias
(Heroph.), Marcellus (Pharm.), Nikome ̄de ̄s IV of Bithunia, O ̄ros, pseudo-Orpheus
(Med.), Philagrios, Prutanis, Strato ̄n (Erasistratean), Themiso ̄n of Laodikeia.
Rose-water: Aphroda ̄s, Idios, Seuerus Iatrosophista, Xanite ̄s.
Rosemary (Greek: libano ̄tis; Rosmarinus officinalis L.; cf. Libano ̄tis): Nike ̄ratos, Sandarius/
Sardacius.
Rue (Greek: pe ̄ganon; Ruta graveolens L.): Apelle ̄s (of Thasos?), Apollo ̄nios of Alexandria
“Mus,” Arbinas, Diophantos of Lukia, Faustinus, Hubriste ̄s, Iollas, Ko ̄dios Toukos,
Lepidianus, Marcianus (of Africa?), Mithradate ̄s VI, Nikome ̄de ̄s IV of Bithunia,
Pantainos, Papyrus Michiganensis 17.758, Sabinius Tiro, Serenus (Pharm.), Sertorius
Clemens, So ̄sikrate ̄s, Terentius Valens.
Rush (Greek: skhoinos; species of Juncus L. or of Scirpus L.): Lampo ̄n, Mele ̄tos, Theodo ̄re ̄tos.


Saffron (Greek: krokos; Crocus sativus L.): Abaskantos, Aelius Gallus, Agape ̄tós, Ammo ̄nios of
Alexandria, Anthaios Sextilius, Antiokhos Paccius, Aphroda ̄s, Apollinarios (Pharm.),
Apollo ̄nios Claudius, Apollo ̄nios of Memphis, Apuleius Celsus, Aristokle ̄s, Aristokrate ̄s,
Artemo ̄n (Med.), Atime ̄tos, Attalos III of Pergamon, Blastos, Bola ̄s, Candidus, Celer
the Centurion, Damonikos, Dasius, De ̄mosthene ̄s, Diagoras of Cyprus, Diome ̄de ̄s,
Diophantos of Lukia, Dioskoros (Pharm.), Do ̄sitheos (Pharm.), Emboularkhos,
Eruthrios, Eude ̄mos “the Elder,” Euelpide ̄s, Eue ̄nos, Eugeneia, Euhe ̄me ̄ros, Florus,
Glauko ̄n/Glaukos (Med.), Harpalos (Pharm.), Harpokra ̄s, Harpokratio ̄n, He ̄ra ̄s,
Hermeias (Ophthalm.), Hermolaos (Pharm.), Hermo ̄n, He ̄ro ̄n (Med.), Hierax,
Isido ̄ros of Antioch, Iulianus (Pharm.), Iustinus (Pharm.), Iustus the Pharmacologist,
Kallinikos, Kimo ̄n, Kleo ̄n (of Kuzikos?), Kleophantos, Kosmos, Krateros, Kratippos,
Lampo ̄n, Leukios, Lingo ̄n, Lukome ̄de ̄s, Lusias, Mantias (Heroph.), Marcellinus
(Pharm.), Marinos (Med.), Mele ̄tos, Me ̄na ̄s, Menemakhos, Menestheus, Me ̄nophilos,
Mithradate ̄s VI, Naukratite ̄s medicus, Nike ̄ratos, Nikostratos (Pharm.), Olumpiakos,
Olumpionikos, Olumpos, O ̄rigeneia, Pamphilos of Alexandria, Pasikrate ̄s, Philippos of
Macedon, Philo ̄n of Tarsos, Philo ̄nide ̄s of Catina, Philo ̄tas, Poluarkhos, Poludeuke ̄s,


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