that disease had natural causes and used various herbal remedies in his treatments Many of the herbal remedies used by the Greeks and Romans were effective …
History of Plants in Medicine; Active Principles in Plants
History of Plants in Medicine The earliest known medical document is a 4000-year-old Sumerian clay tablet that recorded plant remedies for various illnesses The ancient Egyptian Ebers papyrus from 3500 year ago lists hundreds of remedies The Pun-tsao contains thousands of herbal cures attributed to Shen-nung, Chinas legendary emperor who lived 4500 years ago In India, herbal medicine dates back several thousand years to the Rig-Veda, the collection of Hindu sacred verses The Badianus Manuscript is an illustrated document that reports the traditional medical knowledge of the Aztecs Early Greeks and Romans Western medicine can be traced back to the Greek physician Hippocrates, who believed that disease had natural causes and used various herbal remedies in his treatments Early Roman writings also influenced the development of western medicine, especially the works of Dioscorides, who compiled information on more than 600 species
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