• Wiley Online Library will be disrupted on 26 May from 10:00-12:00 BST (05:00-07:00 EDT) for essential maintenance

3. Pre-Hellenic Civilisations

  1. Dr. Walter Sneader

Published Online: 27 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470015535.ch3

Book Title

Drug Discovery: A History

Drug Discovery: A History

Additional Information

How to Cite

Sneader, W. (2006) Pre-Hellenic Civilisations, in Drug Discovery: A History, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470015535.ch3

Author Information

  1. School of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
  2. Published Print: 15 APR 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471899792

Online ISBN: 9780470015537

SEARCH

CHAPTER TOOLS

Get PDF (80K)

Keywords:

  • pre-Hellenic civilisations;
  • cuneiform tablets from Nineveh;
  • priestly ashipu and therapeutic asu;
  • Charaka Samhita;
  • Hippocratic Corpus;
  • yin and yan concepts;
  • Chinese herbals – Ts'ao Kang Mu;
  • Cannabis sativa L.;
  • Shen Nung – Father of Medicine

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Egypt

  • India

  • China

  • References

Get PDF (80K)