BOOK I 



Aristotle, Metrodorus of Scepsis, medical works 

 of Hicetidas and Apelles, Hesiod, Bialcon, Caeci- 

 lius, Bion's On Potencies, Anaxilaus, King Juba. 



Book XXIX. Contents: drugs obtained from 

 animals. (i-viii) Origin of medicine ; Hippocrates ; 

 first employment of clinic medicine, first employment 

 of embrocations ; Chrysippus the physician, Era- 

 sistratus ; experimental medicine ; Hierophilus ; 

 remaining famous physicians ; how often the system 

 of medicine has altered ; the first physician at Rome, 

 name and date ; judgement of Romans as to ancient 

 physicians ; defects of medicine. (ix-xiii) Cures 

 from wools 35 and in the next book 25, making 60; 

 from wool-washings 32, next book 20, making 52; 

 fi-om eggs 22, next book 43, making 65 ; meaning 

 of ' fattened ' eggs ; how to make eggs all yoke ; 

 snakes' eggs ; how to make Commagene-cure ; 

 drugs from it 4, and in next book 5, making 9. 

 (xiv-xl) Remedies from roaming or wild animals 

 (ram 5 and next book 7 = 12, sheep 2 and next book 

 15 = 17, mules 1 and next book 5=6, horses 1 and 

 next book 3 = 4, dog 16 and next book 41 = 57, mad 

 dog 3 and next book 5 = 7, ichneumon 1, mouse 14 

 and next book 28 = 42, pygmymouse 4 and next 

 book 1 = 5, dormouse 2 and next book 6 = 8, shrew- 

 mouse 1 and next book 2 = 3, weasel 19 and next 

 i*book 25 = 44, gecko 4 and next book 12 = 16, 

 hedgehog 5 and next book 13 = 18, porcupine 1 and 

 next book 2 = 3, lizard 13 and next book 30 = 43, 

 salamander 1 and next book 3 = 4, snail 27 and 

 next book 19 = 46, asp 1 and next book 3 = 4, 



^ Asterisks mark numbers corrected by editors to conform 

 witb text of Book XXIX. 



