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Pliny’s pharmacopoeia is considered to be the cradle of pharmacotherapy. Its compilation, accessibility and distribution on a larger scale then ever before took care of the spread of knowledge, which contributed to its name and fame throughout the ages. References to a (nonspecified) cardiac diagnosis are discussed with special interest in glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids and synergy in drug action. The importance of systems biology leading to a scientific-based herbal medicine is underlined as a major issue in future pharmacotherapy, bridging more than 21⁄2 thousand years of pharmacological intervention. (Neth Heart J 2007;15:118-20.)
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Department of Cardiology, St Franciscus Hospital, Roosendaal, the Netherlands
C. van Tellingen Department of Cardiology, St Franciscus Hospital, PO Box 999, 4700 AZ Roosendaal, the Netherlands
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van Tellingen, C. Pliny’s pharmacopoeia or the Roman treat. NHJL 15, 118–120 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03085966
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