Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 169

SYMPHORIEN CHAMPIER (1472?-ca. 1535) Cathegoriae medicinales . . . in libros demonstrationum Galeni . . . in quibus praeclarissima . . . quae Galenus in demonstrativis sermonibus et Aristoteles in Cathegoriis et naturalium libris scripserunt . . . pertractantur atque declarantur. Johannem Marion 1516] [39] ll. 17.1 cm.

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Champier made worthwhile contributions to the therapeutics of his day by severely criticizing apothecaries for many of their practices. He staunchly opposed alchemy and spoke out strongly against the use of polypharmaceutics because of their toxicity. It was believed that the potency of compound mixtures increased in direct proportion to the number of their ingredients. Champier was convinced that botanical simples were by far the best remedies available. In this treatise, he has drawn from Galen's many pharmacological works, as well as those of Aristotle, to present a commentary on the various categories of medicines. Marginal references to the ideas of Haly Abbas, Averroës, and Avicenna are frequent.

Cited references: Osler 2270; Wellcome 1424

Gift of John Martin, M.D.