FWHM History Flashcards
Exam 1
What is Ayurveda
Meaning “study of life”. A complete system of health care including herbal, mineral, diet, exercise and detoxification.
TMC
Complete medical system created in china. First record appears in yellow emperors classic Huangdi Neijing.
Who was Asclepius
Focused on miraculous healing. Mixed medicine with magic and healing.
Who were Empedocles?
Greek phiolosopher
E for elements
Empedocles - doctrine of four elements fire, water, air Anne earth
Who was Aristole
Created 4 primary qualities dry, hot, moist, cold
Who was Hippocrates?
Lived on island of Kos. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Formed a rational system of medicine or observation and categorisation which earned him the title of “Father of modern medicine”.
1: lifestyle
2: then herbs
3: finally intervention
Who was Pedanius Doiscorides
Greek army physician.
What did Pedanius Doiscorides document?
First material medica documenting over 600 herbs.
Who was Galen?
Greek philosopher, writer who Practised hippocratic medicine. Carried out numerous dissections on animals. Left unchallenged due to fall of the Roman Empire.
Who were the Arab physicians of Salerno?
Ar Razi- diet and hygiene
Ibn butlan - detoxification
Ibn Sina- Galen.
What text did Ibn Sina create?
Cannon of medicine.
Who were the Myddfai physicians of Wales?
Independent run school on Wales. 1000 years of knowledge. Both Myddfai and Salerno regarded as top medical schools in Europe.
What key texts were in indigenous medicine in the British isles in 10th century?
10th century books- Balds leech book and The Lacnunga.
What was written in the Lacnunga
Collection of Anglo- Saxon medical text and prayers. Lacnunga meaning “remedies”.
What were the 9 herb charms mentioned in the Lacnunga?
Betony, Lambs crest, chamomile, nettle , thyme and fennel
What were the disease epidemics of the Middle Ages?
Syphillis and Black Death.
What herbal remedy was used to treat Syphillis
Sarsaparilla and Gum Guaiacum
What was King Henry quack charter?
Physicians, Surgeons and Apothcaries compete for right to practise. The Charter was drawn up to permit all to access herbs for their own health. Still not overturned in UK law.
What happened in 1600 that changed ability to record?
Printing press created, therefore herbs texts such as “The herbal” by John Gerard
What was a book printed in 1600
The herbal by John Gerard
What happened in 1616
Nicholas culpepper
Who was Nicholas culpeper?
Passionate herbal practitioner concerned for the poor. Emphasised the use of local garden herbs instead of expensive remedies. He was named the people’s herbalist. The
What book did Nicholas Culpepper write?
The complete herbal. Still in print today.
What was the influence of North American
Mayflower brought with it immigrants to England.
Who was Samuel Thomson
Originally a pig farmer. But became interested after treating family members.
What herbs with Samuel Thompson advocate for?
Cayenne and lobelia
Who were the Physiomedicalists?
Believed in healing power of nature
Who founded the physiomedicalists
Alvah Curtis
What were the two classes of herbal action?
Organ specific and action on tissues states.
Who founded the Eclectics
Wooster beech
What did the Eclectics believe?
Blended knowledge from all. Believed 1 single herb could fit a disease.
What caused the demise of naturopathic schools in America?
Rockefeller put money into Flexnor report (1910) which exposes everyone to tough regulatory methods.
Who arrived in the Uk in 1836
Issac coffin
What did coffin bring to the UK?
He brought Physiomedicalisum and founded The national association of medical herbalists
