See also: A P, A, A O-T, K, P,
P, S S, T.
aphronitron (also nitrou aphros) froth or efflorescence of natron: D,
MM 5.113; P 31.112–113 (Lydian is best, then Egyptian); G, Simples 9.3.5
(12.212–213 K.).
See also: C, H, K (P.), M A, M-
, P, S.
arte ̄riake ̄ (“
cough lozenges enabling a patient to breathe more freely: Durling 1993: 79.
See also: A, K, L, M (M.), M (P.).
ase ̄mos in alchemy, a silver or silver-like alloy, often an alloy of copper and silver.
P-D (A.), P. H, P. O. 3.467, P.
Askle ̄piadeans medical school founded by A B, and lasting
until ca 100 CE, adhering to their founder’s theory of disease.
Entries on Askle ̄piadeans (most by Scarborough): A P, A
T, A B, A, D, D (P.),
E, K, M (P.), M (P.), N-
, P C, P D, S.
atomism the theory promulgated first by L and D, then revised
by E (see Epicurean), that the kosmos is composed ultimately of atoms
(“indivisibles”) and void; HWPhil 1 (1971) 606–611, A.G.M. van Melsen. For entries on
atomists, see Epicureans.
See also: A C O I L, D, D
L, E, E, E, G, H
H P J, H R, K, L,
M K, N, T.
bdellion (Lat.: bdellium) aromatic gum of the mukul myrrh tree (Commiphora mukul
Engl.): D, MM 1.67; G, Simples 6.2.6 (11.849–850 K.); Durling 1993:
90; Langenheim 2003: 371–372.
See also: A, E, I A, I (P.),
K (P.), K, K, L, L, M, N
(P.), P , P B, P,
S.
calamine (Grk. kadmeia) a zinc carbonate, oxide, or silicate; cf. D,
MM 5.74; G, Simples 9.3.11 (12.219–221 K.).
See also: A A, A, A (P.), A
T, A, A III, B D, C, D-
, E, E (P.), H, H (O.),
H, I A, K, L, L, M
(P.), N ., N, N, N, P,
P, P, P (P.), P, S B,
S (P.), T, T (P.), Z M,
Z (M.).
collyrium stamps steatite stamps (letters are in mirror-image) used to “sign” blocks of
dried paste, which in use would be grated into water to make an eye-salve: Grotefend
(1867); Espérandieu (1906); Voinot (1981–1982); Marganne (1997); Voinot (1999).
See also: A, D, S O.
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