The De Synonymis and other publications of Simon Januensis, the Liber Servitoris of Bulchasim Ben Aberazerim, which described the preparations made from plants, animals and minerals, provided a model for the chemical treatment of modern pharmacopoeias. herbalist There was also the Antidotarium of Nicolaus de Salerno, which contained Galenical compounds arranged in alphabetical order. The Spaniards and Portuguese were explorers, the Portuguese to India (Vasco da Gama) and Goa where physician Garcia de Orta (1490–1570) based his work Coloquios dos Simples (1563). herbal colon cleanse The first botanical knowledge of the New World came from Spaniard Nicolas Monardes (1493–1588) who published Dos Libros between 1569 and 1571. The work of Hernandez on the herbal medicine of the Aztecs has already been discussed. herbal essences Further information: Hans Weiditz. A Hans Weiditz hand-coloured woodcut from Otto Brunfels' Herbarum Vivae Eicones.