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Ancient Medicine

Author
Hippocrates
Series
Medical Library
Language
English
Length
30 pages
ISBN
9781911495765
Published
9 August 2016
Imprint
The Big Nest
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Ancient Medicine by Hippocrates is a work of great importance to the history of medicine. In it, Hippocrates presents his views on the nature of illness and disease, and how best to treat them. He advocates a holistic approach to medicine, which takes into account the whole person, not just the symptoms of their condition. This work helped to shape the future of medicine, and its influence can still be seen in modern medical practice.

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Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BC) is the figure most closely associated with the birth of rational medicine in the ancient Greek world. The Hippocratic Corpus — essays, case histories, and aphorisms long attributed to him and his school — sought to explain illness through observation rather than superstition. His name survives in the physician's oath and in the ideal of medicine as a humane, disciplined art grounded in evidence and care.

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