Further Fragments of Andreas of Carystus

Abstract

 The Libri medicinales by Aetius of Amida are an important source for many medical works  lost today. This work includes many fragments of  Herophilus' followers, first of all those by the ophthalmologist Demosthenes Philaletes. On the basis of careful examination of Aetius' unpublished books  X and XIV, I suggest to ascribe two fragments to Andreas of Carystus. For the first time I present the Greek text of both: one on a plaster called “pardalis” to heal dropsy and a remedy for inflammation of the anal tract.