Timeline of Herbal Medicine

Question 1

Ebers Papyrus

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one of the best preserved records of medical insights of the ancient Egyptians; filled with incantations, charms, magical formulas, symbols, prayers, and prescriptions (1500bc)

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Hippocrates

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recognized as the “Father of Medicine” in the west; he believed in the innate healing ability of nature (vis medicatrix naturae) ; taught that medicine should build the patient’s strength through diet and hygiene

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Pedanius Dioscorides

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Roman army surgeon; compiled the first comprehensive reference of all known medical uses of plants throughout the empire (De Materica Medica)

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Benjamin Rush

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The only physician to sign the Declaration of Independence

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Samuel Christian Hahnemann

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recognized as the founder of Homeopathy; developed the law of similars - like cures like

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Samuel Thomson

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Father of Modern Herbalism in America

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Louis Pasteur

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“Germ Theory”; established that putrefaction and fermentation were caused by micro-organisms thus giving birth to the field of microbiology

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Father Sebastian Kneipp

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provided the link between European natural healing and American Naturopathy

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Formation of the American Medical Association

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1847

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Benedict Lust

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introduced naturopathic healing to the US in 1892