PHA613 PersPharm - History Flashcards
(183 cards)
Before the dawn of history, there were 2 things that people of before used to think and do. What are those?
Beliefs and Remedies
- Sickness caused by evil forces
- punishment from the gods
Before the Dawn of History
Beliefs
- Offer sacrifices like food and prayers
- Use of natural resources like plants, mud, animals and minerals.
Before the Dawn of History
Remedies
TRUE OR FALSE
Ancient man learned from logical reasoning of animals behavior
FALSE. They learned form INSTINCT & OBSERVATION
Ancient made use of what materials to create his FIRST Soothing application. Name the 4.
cool water
mud
leaves
dirt
The History of Pharmacy has three eras/ages. Name the 3 (in order)
Antiquity
Middle Ages
Modern Europe
What was “Pharmacy” called before?
Apothecary
This place was the cradle of civilization
Babylon
This was also called the “Jewel of ancient Mesopotamia”
Babylon
The EARLIEST known record of practice of the art of the apothecary was during what time?
Ancient Babylon
During the ancient of Babylon, name the 3 practitioners of healing
priests
pharmacists
physicians
All in One
the first record of the symptomsof illness, the prescription and directions for compounding, and invocation to the gods were recorded on a ___?
* Medical texts
Clay tablets of Mesopotamia (800 tablets)
In ancient China, the practice of pharmacy originated from whom?
Shen Nung (2000 BC)
Father of Chinese Pharmaceuticals
Shen Nung
Emperor who investigated the medicinal value of herbs
Shen Nung
_____ Native herbal plants: podophyllum, rhubarb, ginseng, stramonium, cinnamon bark, ma huang or ephedra
365
Shen Nung wrote a book called ___
Pen T-Sao (The Botanical Basis of Pharmacy), or native herbals
Lists 365 native herbal plants
a Taoist & natural philosopher
Lao Tzu (500 BC)
author of “The Way”
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu promoted concept of health and prosperity through ____ and _____ of natural cosmic cycles
awareness and observance
promoted concept of health and prosperity through awareness and observance of natural cosmic cycles
Lao Tzu