MEDICINE IN ANCIENT ROME
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MEDICINE IN
ANCIENT ROME
PREVENTION IS
BETTER
THAN CURE!
Prevention of water-borne illnesses
•Aqueducts
•Public bath houses
•Drainage Systems
MEDICINAL HERBS
•Fennel—believed to have calming properties
•Elecampane—helps with digestion
•Sage—of little medicinal value but had great religious value
•Garlic—beneficial for health, especially of the heart
MEDICINAL HERBS
•Fenegreek—used in the treatment of pneumonia
•Silphium—used for a variety of ailments and conditions, especially for birth control
•Willow—used as an antiseptic
•No original contributions
•Adopted practices predominantly from the Greeks
•Acquisition of Greece as a province of the Roman Empire (146 B.C.)
GREEK CONTRIBUTORS
•Hippocrates: 460 B.C.— 370 B.C.
•Aulus Cornelius Celsus: 25 B.C.—50 B.C.
•Galen: 129 A.D.—199 A.D
INCORPORATION OF RELIGION
Asclepius:
Greek god of healing
Attendants:
Recorded dreams and miracles
SURGICAL TOOLS
Scalpel
Hooks
Bone Drills
Catheters
Uvula Crushing Forceps
Vaginal Specula
Spatula
Surgical Saw
ANCIENT ROME => TODAY
•House Call
•Prescriptions
•Hippocratic Oath
REFERENCES• Walsh, J. Roman Medicine. Web. 12 Apr. 2011.
<http://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/mores/medicine/history.htm>.
• Trueman, Chris. Medicine in Ancient Rome. 2000. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medicine_in_ancient_rome.htm>.
• D. K, and R K. Medicine of Ancient Rome. 2000. Rich East High School. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/Romans/medicine/index.html>.
• Hippocrates. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates>.
• Aulus Cornelius Celsus. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulus_Cornelius_Celsus>.
• Medicine in Ancient Rome. Web. 16 Apr. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_in_ancient_Rome>.
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