Pedanius Dioscorides
His most quoted work was "Res reconditae", in at least five books, of which fragments only are preserved in quotations. The surviving work, "De medicina praecepta", in 1115 hexameters, contains a number of popular remedies, borrowed from Pliny the Elder and Pedanius Dioscorides, and various magic formulae, amongst others the famous abracadabra, as a cure for fever and ague. It concludes with a description of the famous antidote of Mithridates VI of Pontus.