Pgs 1 And 2 Flashcards
What are the 2 major manuscripts?
Ebers papyrus
Hippocrates
Content of ebers papyrus
This contains content from VI DYNASTY .
Contains 700+ remedies for various diseases using medical plants
Eg - castor oil as laxative- still used today
Info in Hippocrates was borrowed from and by who
Greek borrowed info from the ebers papyrus and created a manuscript called HIPPOCRATES
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
Hippocrates continents
Doctors take the Hippocrates oath
Contains 400 medical plant description also described in earlier book
Who are the major authros and their books
Theophrastus
Dioscorides
Galen of pergoman
Interactive schools
Comstatine , the african contributer
Theophrastus book name
Inquiry into plants
Dioscorides book name
On medical matters
Theophrastus
father of botany
student of Aristotle,
first to write the book about the morphological similarities of plants which helped develop classification system of plant families
Discorides
Greek physician and pharmacologist
used ancient egypt and greek sources
Named and described 600 med plants and their therapeutic uses
Galen of pergoman
expanded upon the greek dioscorides and developed an encylopedia on greek and roman medicalteaching, focusing on pharmacology, plant drugs and use. Used till today
When were medical schools invented
After the fall of western roman empire, religious orders in europe established medical schools, medical plant gardens and copied early medical manuscripts .
What were the most innovative schools?
Salerno , followed by schools at montpellier, oxford uni , university of paris and u of bologna
What did these schools helped with?
helped retain past knowledge rather then new discoveries
Constataine the african
the major contributerto retaining past medicalteachings.
Hememorised islamic medical texts and translated it to latin for salerno school and
helped reintroduce and expand on greek-Roman knowledge by introducing new ideas from the islamic medicine
Major adv in Europe medicine were made in
during the renaissance after printing press and movable type - it allowed for mass circulation of medical info
The early renaissance is known as
Age of herbals
Why?
The incunables (books printed at the time of renaissance) were mostly herbals that focused on plant origin
Name the authors and their herbal books
1- Leonhart Fuchs wrote “De historia stirpium”
2-Pier Andrea Matiollo wrote “commentarri”
3-William Turner wrote “the new herball”
4-Rembert Dodoens wrote “book of herbs”-
5- Giambattista Porta - phytognomonica
Leonhart Fuchs wrote “De historia stirpium”
Mostly from dioscorides and galen but updated and new info
Included quality Woodcut illustration and high botonical accuracy
2- Pier Andrea Matiollo wrote “commentarri”
Translation of dioscorides + updated + explanded texts
Original copy not printed so limited
Went through many editions (included woodcut illustration) and translated into many european Language
3- William Turner wrote “the new herball”
Through and complete work/excellent illustrations
Described medical plants used in England
Details on the efficacy of many herbal remedies
4- Rembert Dodoens wrote “book of herbs”-
The flemish - french went through manu versions
Consists of 800+ accurate and beautiful woodcuts
Herbal of john gerald was plagarism of dodoens
5- Giambattista Porta - phytognomonica
Plant indicators and doctrine of signatures
