Pau.Lus’ ASTER 181 
of his age. He long remained an important source of mediaeval 
citation. Writers were quoting what he had to say of Aster Atti- 
cus as late as the revival of learning; as in the Gart der Gesund- 
heit (edn. Mentz, 1485), where, article Unguinalis, we read, 
“Paulus says in his chapter ‘ Aster’ that this is a plant which: 
has rather long leaves and at the summit bears a star.”’ 
These statements, however, are traceable to Dioscorides, and 
do not occur* at all in the passage about Aster Atticus as it 
actually exists in the Greek text of Aldus which I proceed to 
quote in the English translation by Adams—being really, as 
Adams observes, extracted from Galen, from whom indeed much 
of Paulus’ plant-knowledge was derived. 
Paulus’ remarks {+ on Aster are as follows: 
“Aster Atticus ; | Starwort is also called Bubonium because it 
is believed to cure buboes, not only when applied for this purpose 
but even when appended as a periapt. It is possessed of mixed 
powers, being discutient and cooling.” 
On which Adams comments as follows: ‘Our author’s ac- 
count of the Starwort, Aster Amyllus (sic) is taken from Galen, 
who in his turn copied from Dioscorides. In the common editions 
of Dioscorides there is a passage under this head (which although 
quoted by Serapion § 96, is scarcely considered genuine by Spren- 
gel, seeing it is not alluded to by Galen or Pliny) in which the 
Aster is recommended for ardour of the stomach, inflammation of 
the eye, buboes and quinsies. The Arabs in treating of the Aster 
Atticus, copy from Dioscorides. See in particular Avicenna, il, 2; 
357 and Serapion, de Simpl, 36 and Rhases (Contin. I., ult. 95). 
It is not found in the works of Celsus. It held a place in our 
modern dispensatory down to a late date. See Quincy (116).” 
* Indicating that the author was quoting not from a manuscript of Paulus but at 
second hand, and that in transcribing he or some preceding authority had exchanged 
names of his authors. 
t Adams’ Paulus Aegineta, 3: 59; Lon. 1847, book 7, sec. 3. 
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