Lexicon of Therapeutic Agents
- Wheat, Triticum vulgare, πυρός. See also groats, meal, spring wheat
- Wheat bran, πίτυρον πύρινον
- Whey, ὀρός
- White root, ῥίζη λευκή, identified by Galen as dragon arum
- White violet, λευκόϊον, Matthiola incana (gilliflower) or Galanthus nivalis (snowdrop)
- Willow, πρόμαλος, various species of Salix
- Wine, οἶνος; mixed with cedar oil, κέδρινος
- Wine lees/must, τρύξ
- Woman’s milk, γάλα γυναικός; of a nursing mother, κουροτρόφου
- Woman’s urine, putrefied, οὖρον γυναικεῖον σαπρόν
- Wool, εἴριον; soft Milesian, Μιλήσιον μαλθακόν
- Wormwood, ἀψίνθιον, Artemisia Absinthium
Greek Names of Therapeutic Agents
Greek Names of Therapeutic Agents Included in Lexicon
| ἀβρότονον | Southernwood |
| ἄγνος | Chaste tree |
| ἄγχουσα | Alkanet |
| ἀδίαντον | Maiden hair |
| αἴγειον γάλα | Goat’s milk |
| αἴγειος τυρός | Goat’s cheese |
| αἴγειρος | Poplar, black |
| αἰγὸς ἧπαρ | Goat’s liver |
| αἰγὸς σπύραθος | Goat’s excrement (pellet) |
| αἰγὸς σταῖς | Goat’s fat |
| αἶρα | Darnel |
| ἀκαλήφη | Stinging nettle |
| ἄκανθα Αἰγυπτία | Acacia |
| ἀκευθίς | Juniper berry |
| ἀκτῆ | Elder |
| ἄλειφα | Unguent |
| ἄλευρον | Meal (wheat) |
| ἄλητον | Meal |
| ἅλς | Brine, Salt |
| ἄλφιτον | Meal (barley) |
| ἀμάρακον | Sweet marjoram |