| West meets east: early Greek and Babylonian diagnosis. | |
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PMID: 17152166 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Studies of Greek medicine and Babylonian medicine usually show little awareness of the richness of source material in the other discipline. The present study attempts to begin bridging the gap by showing that early Greek medicine and late Babylonian medicine had much in common, to a surprising extent. Certain early treatises in the Corpus Hippocraticum show clear parallels with Babylonian medicine, in both form and content. These Greek medical texts pay little attention to theory, such as a theory of the four 'humours', nor to diet or venesection, but consisted of prognosis based upon observation of the patient's external features, as well as drug-based recipes, and these characteristics also reflect the current state of Babylonian medicine at that time. |
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Authors:
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M J Geller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Studies in ancient medicine Volume: 27 ISSN: 0925-1421 ISO Abbreviation: Stud Anc Med Publication Date: 2004 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-07 Completed Date: 2007-02-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9112135 Medline TA: Stud Anc Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 11-61 Citation Subset: QIS |
Affiliation:
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University College London. |
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Arab World
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history* Greek World / history* History, Ancient Humans Manuscripts, Medical / history* |
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