Modern concept of health and disease
Modern concept of health and disease
Modern concept of health and disease
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ANCIENT GREECE -<br />
CRADLE OF EUROPEAN MEDICINE - 1<br />
ASCLEPIUS – God <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
His daughters:<br />
HYGIEIA – goddess <strong>of</strong> <strong>health</strong><br />
PANACEIA – goddess <strong>of</strong> medication<br />
His staff – snakes<br />
Greek philosophy: Basis for the developing<br />
science <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
Belief in the omnipotent power <strong>of</strong> nature<br />
Emphasis on harmony<br />
The balance <strong>of</strong> the four cardinal humours:<br />
Blood<br />
Phlegm<br />
Yellow bile<br />
Black bile
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