Chapter 1 Notes Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Egyptian medical source called the Ebers Papyrus that listed ore than 700 herbal remedies made?
A
Approximately 1550 BCE
2
Q
In the Ebers Papyrus, what were the most common mixtures listed?
A
Laxatives and enemas
3
Q
The concept of drug in early Greek records is noted as what?
A
Pharmakon
4
Q
What does Pharmakon mean?
A
Magic spell. remedy, or poison.
5
Q
When was Hippocrates alive?
A
460-377 BCE
6
Q
What did the Greek physician Hippocrates propose?
A
Disease was caused by natural rather than supernatural causes.
