Table 6.
Correlation between Dioscorides and Other Works (n=439)
| Dioscordean Tradition – Degree of Consistency between Dioscorides and… | Number of Simples in Top 439 | Simples in Common -Top 439 | Degree of Consistency – Simples in Common as Percentage of Simples in Work | Difference from Average Degree of Consistency (absolute value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippocrates | 168 | 129 | 76.79 | 4.64 |
| Celsus | 97 | 81 | 83.50 | 11.35 |
| Galen | 277 | 226 | 81.59 | 9.44 |
| Paul of Aegina | 315 | 253 | 80.32 | 8.17 |
| Serapion | 248 | 167 | 67.34 | 4.81 |
| Platerius | 203 | 133 | 65.52 | 6.63 |
| Sylvatico | 255 | 175 | 68.63 | 3.52 |
| Saladino | 179 | 123 | 68.71 | 3.44 |
| Fragoso | 296 | 205 | 69.26 | 2.89 |
| Palacios | 302 | 197 | 65.23 | 6.92 |
| Farmacopea Espanola | 268 | 179 | 66.79 | 5.36 |
| Average degree of consistency | 72.15 |