The treatise On Ancient Medicine (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχαίας Ἰατρικῆς; Latin: De vetere medicina) is perhaps the most intriguing and compelling work of the Hippocratic...

Ancient Greek medicine was a compilation of theories and practices that were constantly expanding through new ideologies and trials. The Greek term for...

The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented. From the beginnings of the civilization in the late fourth millennium BC until...

Medicine in ancient Rome was highly influenced by ancient Greek medicine, but also developed new practices through knowledge of the Hippocratic Corpus...

from Gods to shamans, have played an interwoven part in prehistoric medicine. Ancient history covers time between c. 3000 BCE to c. 500 CE, starting from...

possibility of revival of traditional treatments on the basis of evidence-based medicine. The medical history of ancient Persia can be divided into three distinct...

descriptions of ancient Greek medicine. It is important, however, to note that this rational approach to medicine did not always exist in the ancient Greek medical...

The Pneumatic school of medicine (Pneumatics, or Pneumatici, Greek: Πνευματικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. They were...

beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing, or an ancient philosopher and physician would apply...

was the long-lost ancient panacea. A work attributed to him appeared in English in 1659, entitled Panacea; Or The Universal Medicine: Being a Discovery...

place of ayurvedic medicine in the contemporary internationalized world also continues today. Many ancient works on ayurvedic medicine are lost to posterity...

formulation of humoral theory. The Hippocratic school of medicine revolutionized ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other...

Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, Unani, ancient Iranian medicine, traditional Iranian medicine, medieval Islamic medicine, Muti, Ifá and Rongoā. Scientific...

(2012). Ancient medicine (2nd ed.). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-415-52095-9. Edelstein, Ludwig (1967). Ancient Medicine: Selected...

Medicine and The Ancient Meetei Civilization is a 2015 English language short documentary film written and directed by Prakas Aheibam. It is based on...

thus making medicine a profession. The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times to the...

often winged staff. It is often used as a symbol of medicine, especially in the United States. Ancient sources associate Hermes with a variety of attributes...

medicine" encompasses a wide range of time periods and dates. The study of prehistoric medicine relies heavily on artifacts and human remains, and on...

laser; Ancient Greek: σίλφιον, sílphion) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. It...

Chinese term for women's medicine (it means gynecology and obstetrics in modern medicine). However, there are few or no ancient works on it except for Fu Qingzhu's...

Hippocrates: On Ancient Medicine. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-13758-5. Schironi, Francesca (2010). "Technical Languages: Science and Medicine". In Bakker...

the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is known as a physician who edited the medical...

Eastern medicine was the most advanced in the world, integrating concepts of Modern Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Persian medicine as well as the ancient Indian...

text, are herbs. Herbs were also commonly used in the traditional medicine of ancient India, where the principal treatment for diseases was diet. De Materia...

(2003). "Galen on the Brain: Anatomical Knowledge and Physiological Speculation in the Second Century AD‪". Studies in Ancient Medicine‪. 26. Brill: 1–313...

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa. It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated within the contemporary...

The following is a list of ancient physicians who were known to have practised, contributed, or theorised about medicine in some form between the 30th...

cautions that empty promises of the stone's powers exceed the limits of both medicine and nature. Thomas Browne affirmed the stone's application to obstetrics...

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek...

Siddha medicine is a form of traditional medicine originating in southern India. It is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India. In rural India...