Medicine in Ancient Rome Presentation
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MEDICINE IN
ANCIENT ROME
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PREVENTION IS
BETTER
THAN CURE!
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Prevention of water-borne illnesses
•Aqueducts
•Public bath houses
•Drainage Systems
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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
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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
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•No original contributions
•Adopted practices predominantly from the Greeks
•Acquisition of Greece as a province of the Roman Empire (146 B.C.)
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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
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INCORPORATION OF RELIGION
Asclepius:
Greek god of healing
Attendants:
Recorded dreams and miracles
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SURGICAL TOOLS
Scalpel
Hooks
Bone Drills
Catheters
Uvula Crushing Forceps
Vaginal Specula
Spatula
Surgical Saw
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ANCIENT ROME => TODAY
•House Call
•Prescriptions
•Hippocratic Oath
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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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