4. Greece and Rome
Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1002/0470015535.ch4
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Drug Discovery: A History
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How to Cite
Sneader, W. (2006) Greece and Rome, in Drug Discovery: A History, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470015535.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
- Published Print: 15 APR 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471899792
Online ISBN: 9780470015537
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- Greece and Hellenic world;
- mandrake root and infertility;
- oracle divination;
- idea of the four humours;
- Hippocratic Corpus;
- humoral medicine;
- Greek herbal tradition;
- Theriac of Andromachus;
- Galen and polypharmacy
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Four Humours
The Greek Herbal Tradition
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