Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, ...

As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...

Medicine has evolved dramatically over the centuries, but many of its earliest forms continue to influence healing today. From herbal traditions to spiritual practices, ancient medicinal systems laid ...

I. The early biology -- II. The Hippocratics -- III. Aristotle's biology -- IV. Progress in anatomy and medicine -- V. The final system: Galen -- VI. The linkage with the modern time -- Outline of ...