Pedanius Dioscorides

Pedanius Dioscorides (c. 40 in Anazarbus, Cilicia - c. 90) was a ancient
Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist who practised in Rome at the
times of Nero. He was a a surgeon with the army of the emperor so he had the
opportunity to travel extensively seeking medicinal substances from all over
the Roman and Greek world. Dioscorides is famous for writing a five volume
book De Materia Medica that was a precursor to all modern pharmacopeias. In
fact it remained in use for as long as until about 1600. All that was
written was a mere commentary on Dioscorides' work with minor additions from
Arabian and Indian sources.

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