AND ROMAN MEDICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. Disease caused by the raging sj)irits of the dead, whether human or animal, or even plants. The come-. mon belief of the Indians in regard to rheumatism is that it is caused by the.
It is believed to be the mineral from which some of the famous crazy stones are composed. Opal. - Famous as an eye stone and a cure for all eye diseases. A decoction of pearl dust in distilled water was one of the remedies given to the insane Charles, King of Spain.
By counting the annual rings, the plug was inserted more than 50 years before it was found. It was one of the wonderful drugs of Kiiropeaii iiharmac.v in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and was supposed to lie a kind of plant animal.
I'SYCHIC MEDICINE
Jean BattistePorta, in the sixteenth century, advised that musical instruments be made from the wood of medicinal plants, and confirmed that the music of these instruments would produce the medicinal effects of the plants. 34; But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit of the LORD terrified him. Metallotherapy.- A method of curing disease through the application of metallic substances to the surface of the body.
It has been advertised from the Middle Ages to the present day, mainly as a proplilactic and a remedy for markedly nervous diseases. In most cases, this method of therapy belongs to the field of mind medicine, as it appeals to the credulity and imagination of the patient. 34; The Miraculous Conformist, or an Account of Wonderful Cures wrought by the Caress of the Hands of Mr.
Valentine Greatarick, a native of Ireland, attained a great reputation about the middle of the seventeenth century by his wonderful cures for diseases by the caress of the hands. Touchpicce.— A gold coin of the time of Cliarles II. of England, such as this king used in the rite of "touching" for the cure of scrofula, or. At first he treated by stroking diseased parts of the body with magnets.
Then, with the help of the mysterious surroundings of the pro-. as a magician, he produced on his patients the well-known nervous phenomena of hypnotism with a touch, "passes" behind the hands or even with a look. Although many of his methods were those of a charlatan, yet the effects produced were real, and were attributed by. we turn to what he called animal magnetism, and not to any form of magic. Some subjects are particularly sensitive to the blinding effect of rotating mirrors, especially pinks that have been previously hynotized.
The effect of this and other such instruments is usually enhanced by "suggestion" on the part of the operator.
EGYPTIAN MEDICINE
As oculists the Egyptians were noted, and Herodotus states that '•Cyrus sent to Amasis (500 B.C.) and had for him an oculist — the best in it. On his wings of an ibis he was able to carry the souls of the dead across Lake Rha to the shores of Paradise. Medicine; 5. Diseases of the eye; 6th sister, is said to have invented the arts necessary to life, including agriculture and medicine.
24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. raised to the dignity of a goddess, slie still cares for meu's health, and. She was called the Lady of Charms, as she was the originator of many of the charms and invocations used in the Egyptian practice of medicine. His great temple stood outside the eastern wall of Memphis, near the Serapeum. mac. v. and therapeutics, one of the oldest known medical works; written 1552 years before the Christian era, in the time of Moses and before the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
Therapeutics: Purgatives, anthelmintics, tonics, anti-lytic agents are mentioned. al)ortives; remedies for diseases of the stomach and heart, for fistula, haemorrhoids, strangury, hemicrania, diarrhoea, conjunctivitis, cataracts, in-. The work also contains evidence that the ancient Egyptians were tolerably well versed in superficial anatomy, for almost every part of the human body is mentioned as well as the larger viscera. Egyptian medicine chest and stone box.—Image of a medicine man by the wife of Pliaraoh Mento-liotep, XI dynasty, 2500 B.C.
While the Jews were captives in Egypt, it is reasonable to suspect similarities in their materia medica and that of the Egyptians of about the same period. This similarity is clear, passages from the Old Testament of the Bible that refer to many of the medicinal substances mentioned in the Papyrus Ebers.
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Disinfection with fragrant medicines, of which incense was one of the most important, was one of the most important remedial and preventive measures in the treatment of disease in the ancient Egyptians and Hebrews.
THE ABOVE TRANSLATED INTO THE HIEROGLYPHIC CHARACTER
It was one of the many ingredients of the celebrated kj'phi of the Egyptians, which was used in fumigation, medicine and the process of embalming. It is also mentioned in the Bible among the articles used in the purification of women, as an emblem of purity, as a perfume, and one of the substances used in embalming. Cumin.— The fruit of Cuminiim cuntiiuim, native to the region of the upper Nile, early cultivated in the east.
It is known to the ancients and is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. It was one of the most used spices during the Middle Ages and is found in the drug markets of today.
GREEK AND K():\IAN MEDICINE
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In early Greek times it was the custom to record notalile cures, an account of the cases engraved on tablets of metal or marble. The tablet shown in Figure 22 contains the data of four cases, two of disease, one of pulmonary hemorrhage and one of pleurisy. In the Greek temples there was purely psychic medicine, or spiritual medicine, a method as old as history.
He immediately recovered his sight, in the presence and amid the applause of the people. This proof of the omnipotence of the god was manifested during the reign of Antoninus (about 120 AD). The oracle told him to go to the altar and take some pine nuts from there, mix them with honey and eat them for three days.
The god appeared to him in a dream and commanded him to take the ashes from the altar, mix them with wine and apply them to his side. He belonged to the family of the Asclepiadae, a guild of priest-physicians known to be descendants of Aesculapius, from whom.
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Certainly from the time of Hippocrates (4G0 P>. C.) until now it has been applied or read to graduates of medical schools, as a classic expression of the high moral principles that should guide the physician in his personal conduct, and in his relationships with his patients. I will share my fortune with him, and if necessary I will supply his needs; I will regard his sons as brothers, and if they want to learn medicine, I will teach them for free. I will direct my patients' regimen in their favor, to the best of my ability and judgment.
If I enter, it will be for the good of my patients, while I guard myself from all corruptive conduct, and especially from the seduction of women and boys, free or slave. In the year 164 he went to Rome, where he gained great fame for his skill in medicine, and also excited the bitter jealousy of his rivals. Galen was an enthusiastic admirer of Hippocrates and used all the force of his genius and influence from him.
MATERIA MEDICA OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ROMANS
This list may be considered fairly fairly composed of the materia iiiedica of the Greeks as it was known to them when Hippocrates.
SOME MEDICINAL INIATERIALS OF ANCIENT GREEKS AND I10:MANS
CariwhalscniiiiDK— The dried fruit of a small evergreen tree growing on the shores of the Red Sea. Dissolved in wine, and mixed with a little calcined stag-horn or burnt alum, it is taken for pain in the kidneys and irritation of the bladder.' When it was about to uproot the plant, prayers were offered to Apollo and Aesculapius, and great care was taken to prevent an eagle from coming. witness the operation, in which case the collector of the plant would surely die. — Dioscorides.
The collection of the substance was described by Dioscorides and Pliny and is mentioned by Galen and other early Greek writers. For snake bites, it is recommended to cut into the skin of the head, introduce a little euphorbium and sew the wound." - Dioscorides. In the treatment of poisoning with conium, emetics and purgatives were used, and as an antidote. "pure wine." Among the Athenians, the administration of this substance the common way of punishing death, and the execution of Socrates by this method was one of the notable events in Greek.
Mixed with honey, it is good for ulcers in the mouth; with vinegar deposits and an equal amount of bilious ash is effective in chronic and erosive ulcers. Taken with wine, it is a powerful remedy for deadly poisons, is an antidote to the stings and bites of venomous animals, and is useful in dysentery.” (Dioscorides). Applied with resin, it cures scorpion and sea stings. dragon.
The head and tail of the viper should be cut off before cooking; but to say that these limbs should be cut off according to a certain method is fantastic to me. Some say that those who eat the flesh of vipers become very miserable, but that is not true; others say they live longer.' – Dioscorides. Crah. – 'The ashes of the burnt crab, given white wine for three days, in a dose of two spoons, with a spoonful of gentian, is useful for those who have been bitten by a mad dog.
Applied to honey, it relieves cracks in the feet and anal fissures, and is a remedy for colds and cancer.
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