History of the Development of Veterinary Drugs Flashcards
the earliest written compilation of drug written by emperor shenung
pen tsao
veterinary and human medicine were well developed in?
Asia Minor during antiquity
the oldest record of Egyptian drug codification. which deals with veterinary medicine and uterine disease of women and contains a number of prescriptions.
kahun papyrus
great teacher of medicine. he adapted the notion of a humoral basis for diseases from philosophies in asia Minor
Hippocrates
the four elements of philosophy were;
water, fire, air, earth
he begun the scientific basis of medicine who made and recorded numerous observations on animals
Aristotle
pupil of aristotle. he systematically classified medicinal plants in the basis of their individual
theophrastus
surgeon who improved the work of theophrastus and who compiled the first materia medica
dioscorides
officially recognized books of drug preparation
pharmacopeias
his work dealing with physiology and material medica
galen
developed the practice of pharmacy to a high level and was the first to distill wines and beers to obtain ethanol for preparing tinctures
muslim culture
classified drugs and poisons and recognized that the difference between a drug and a poison was a matter of dosage.
geber lbn hagar
compiled the first pharmacopeia and described techniques to be employed in preparation of drugs
valerius cordus
introduced the clinical use of laundanum and a number of tinctures of various plants
theophrastus bombastus von hohenheim
drugs such as crichona, coffee, tea, and cocoa, curane, digitalis and a variety of alkaloids were discovered
17th and 18th century