Table 5.
Correlation between Hippocrates and later works (n=439)
| Hippocratic Tradition – Degree of Consistency between Hippocrates and… | Number of Simples in Top 439 | Simples in Common with Hippocrates - Top 439 | Degree of Consistency – Simples in Common as Percentage of Simples in Work | Difference from Average Degree of Consistency (absolute value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dioscorides | 311 | 129 | 41.48 | 2.08 |
| Celsus | 97 | 53 | 54.64 | 11.08 |
| Galen | 277 | 123 | 44.40 | .84 |
| Paul of Aegina | 315 | 138 | 43.81 | .25 |
| Serapion | 248 | 106 | 42.74 | .82 |
| Platearius | 203 | 89 | 43.84 | .28 |
| Sylvatico | 255 | 107 | 41.96 | 1.6 |
| Saladino | 179 | 75 | 41.89 | 1.67 |
| Fragoso | 296 | 115 | 38.85 | 4.71 |
| Palacios | 302 | 123 | 40.73 | 2.83 |
| Farmacopea Espanola | 268 | 120 | 44.78 | 1.22 |
| Average degree of consistency | 43.56 |