Table 7.
Correlation between Dioscorides and later works, all simples (n=985)
| Dioscordean Tradition – Degree of Consistency between Dioscorides and… | Number of Simples in work, total | Simples in Common – Total | Degree of Consistency – Simples in Common as Percentage of Simples in Work | Difference from Average Degree of Consistency (absolute value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippocrates | 257 | 129 | 50.19 | 7.27 |
| Celsus | 99 | 81 | 81.82 | 24.36 |
| Galen | 808 | 223 | 27.59 | 29.86 |
| Paul of Aegina | 398 | 250 | 62.81 | 5.35 |
| Serapion | 261 | 166 | 63.60 | 6.14 |
| Platearius | 207 | 133 | 64.25 | 6.79 |
| Sylvatico | 278 | 174 | 62.59 | 5.13 |
| Saladino | 199 | 123 | 61.80 | 4.35 |
| Fragoso | 340 | 204 | 60.00 | 2.54 |
| Palacios | 488 | 197 | 40.37 | 17.09 |
| Farmacopea Espanola | 312 | 178 | 57.05 | 0.41 |
| Average degree of consistency | 57.46 |