Pedanius Dioscorides

Frankincense is warming, astringent, and good for coughs and chest ailments.

Pepper is warming and stimulating, and it aids digestion.

Ginger is warming and carminative, and it helps with stomach complaints.

Garlic is warming, diuretic, and good for expelling worms.

Onion is warming, diuretic, and helps with coughs.

Honey is cleansing, warming, and good for wounds.

Wine, in moderation, is warming and aids digestion, but in excess, it harms the body.

Olive oil is warming, emollient, and good for the skin.

Vinegar is cooling, astringent, and helps with fevers.

Salt is drying and cleansing, and it aids digestion.

Water is cooling and cleansing, and it is essential for life.

The properties of plants are often revealed by their taste and smell.

Observation and experience are the best teachers in the art of medicine.

Nature provides remedies for all ailments, if only we know how to find them.

The physician must be diligent in his study of herbs and their virtues.

It is important to distinguish between similar plants, as their effects may differ greatly.

The dose makes the poison.

Some plants are beneficial in small quantities but deadly in large.

The physician should always strive to do no harm.

The art of medicine is long, and life is short.