Androcydes (or Androkydes, fl. 4th century BCE) (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀνδροκύδης) was a Greek physician and writer at the time of Alexander the Great. According to Pliny,[1] he advised Alexander to moderate his drinking:
Elsewhere, Androcydes is supposed to have recommended cabbage to counteract the effects of wine.[2] Some attempts have been made to identify this Androcydes with the Androcydes who wrote on Pythagoreanism,[3] as the advice regarding wine (bad) and cabbage (good)[4] may reflect Pythagorean dietary discipline.
Androcydes, if the same authority is meant, may not have confined himself to writing on medical topics. He is cited by Athenaeus[5] for an etymology of the Greek word kolax, "flatterer," which is taken by one prosopographer as evidence of his association with Alexander's court.[6]