The Hippocratic Corpus, and especially On the Nature of Man, describes four phlebes (veins), channels that were used in treatment. The book with the title Οn Human Nature or On the Νature of Man, was possibly written in 450-350 BC, either by Hippocrates himself or more...
Abstract Although acupuncture was first introduced to Greece in about 1938, it was not until 1973 that an institution was created to teach it, where its study was limited to medical doctors (MDs). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was not taught to non‑MDs until 2004. Even today,...
On fire-water or the yin-yang of ancient Greek philosophy Fire and water The idea that everything in nature began from two opposite yet complementary forces that are inherent in all phenomena as primary fuel and building cores exists in ancient Greek medical thought. In his first...