224 Aster History; SALERNO 
140? The Lady Licinia, i. ¢., giver of the licinium cure (see 72/ra), mother of 
another Giovanni Plateario (III. ). : 
? Notitia Salernitanarum mulierum ; a work (or uncompiled recipes ?) relat- 
ing to defects of face and complexion which Salernus, about 1160, proposed to incorpor- 
ate and improve ; using wige//a glautia (glaucium), spargula, gariofillus, ysopus, cubeba, 
rubea major, flos muris (parietaria ?) centaurea and many still more common plants. 
1150? Maestro Ursone; whose work on wine was first printed 1901 by Giacosa 
rom a 13th century MS.: it seems to be referred to by Aegidius about 1190. 
1150? An otherwise unknown Giovanni, son of another physician Gregorio; and 
another unknown Giovanni of perhaps about this time, were authors of works printed 
first by Giacosa, 1901, from 12th century MSS., a short work on baths by the first, and 
an extensive 7yattato delle cure by the second. In the latter occur very many plant names ; 
for ** appostemata’’ it recommends szccus altti, lactucella, etc., for * condiloma,’’ flax- 
ed, pomegranates, Solia plantaginis, mentastrum, etc.; and for another tumor, 
also representing the dudo of Greek use for Aster, the remedies prescribed include 
abrotanum, cicuta, fentafilon, malva et Paritaria, etc.; no reminiscence of aster 
occurring. 
1150? Maestro Andrea may ‘have flourished now or earlier; his prescription ad 
menstruam restringenda is preserved in-a 12th century MS. at Rome ( Giacosa, 385) 
ending with Galen’s recommendation to use the seeds and roots of peony. 
1160, Giovanni Plateario III. perhaps finished his additions to the Circa 
1160. A “ magister Salernus””’ at Salerno occurs. 
67. Magister Salernus, this year imprisoned at Palermo on charge of poisoning 
Roberto Bellisino ; died in prison soon after; is thought by Renzi and Giacosa to have 
been the Salernus whose skill and fame is praised by Aegidius; Giacosa attributes to 
him the Catholica, first printed 1901, from a 12th century MS. This was to be a gen- 
es in 
Salernitanae ( 7: avole), Compendium, and Chirurgia. Among the numerous r 
‘the Catholica occur petroleon, rasura osissippiae, and plants like /apatium, asfodilla, 
sinphitum, semperviva, vermicularis, etc. Some of its remedies for diseases for whi 
ter had once been used, are as follows : 
For a ‘* darkness of the eyes ’’ he recommends radix enul.e, eupatorium, maiorana, 
bettonica and artemisia. For epilepsy Aster is no longer recommended, but pyrethrum, 
stafisagria, herba Paralisis, salvia, etc. For dolor oculorum, use succus celidontae, 
grvanati, verbenae; melilotus, ruta, Parietaria, etc. For tumor oculi, Yunus benedictus, 
calendula, etc. For albedo ocult (the argemon of the Greeks), sarcocolla, fenuculum, 
rosa, aloe, zinziber, etc. For Sguinantia (for which Pliny had recommended aster ), Saler- 
carut, anisum, pillulae de &ranibus mirobalanis, etc. For apostema stomaci, am 
other remedies, ocu/us christi, an early occurrence of that name. For emorroides, 
cotula, rubea, brionia, Ssolatrum, etc. For influtio vulvae, raubea major, spergul . 
cortex pint, etc. For wounds, tie on fasciam et super fasciam stellas planas. : For 
morsus canis, etc., use allium, Sentiana, raphanus, cucumeris agrestis, vincetossicums 
carduus benedictus, oculus christi, calendula, nepita, menta, lanceola, orobus agrestis, 
Scordeon, allium domesticum, semen <anapi, ruta, diplamum, or plantago; where oculus 
ch’ istt seems to inherit its repute from Aster ? (See DaManlio and Anguillara. ) 
