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Lise Manniche, however, links the origins of theriac to the ancient Egyptian kyphi recipe, which was also used medicinally. [17] Greek physician Galen devoted a whole book Theriaké to theriac, documenting many notable theriacs such as Philonium. One of his patients, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, took it on a regular basis.
Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthine, terebenthene, terebinthine and, colloquially, turps) [2] is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Principally used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.
The history of hospitals began in antiquity with hospitals in Greece, the Roman Empire and on the Indian subcontinent as well, starting with precursors in the Asclepian temples in ancient Greece and then the military hospitals in ancient Rome. The Greek temples were dedicated to the sick and infirm but did not look anything like modern hospitals.
Hippocrates, known as the "Father of Modern Medicine", [4] established a medical school at Cos and is the most important figure in ancient Greek medicine. [5] Hippocrates and his students documented numerous illnesses in the Hippocratic Corpus , and developed the Hippocratic Oath for physicians, which is still in use today.
A 12th-century manuscript of the Hippocratic Oath in Greek, one of the most famous aspects of classical medicine that carried into later eras. The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.
The treatise On Ancient Medicine (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχαίας Ἰατρικῆς; Latin: De vetere medicina) is perhaps the most intriguing and compelling work of the Hippocratic Corpus. The Corpus itself is a collection of about sixty writings covering all areas of medical thought and practice.
Greek kyphi recipes are recorded by Dioscorides (De materia medica, I, 24), Plutarch [8] [6] and Galen (De antidotis, II, 2). [ 7 ] The seventh century physician Paul of Aegina records a "lunar" kyphi of twenty-eight ingredients and a "solar" kyphi of thirty-six.
The Western medical tradition often traces its roots directly to the Ancient Greek civilization, much like the foundation of all of Western society.The Greeks certainly laid the foundation for Western medical practice but much more of Western medicine can be traced to the Near East, Germanic, and Celtic cultures.