HISTORICAL ASPECTS Since times immemorial drugs has been employed for treatment of patients and for ritualistic ceremonies. The Greek writer Homer had written about opium in his great epic ‘The Illiad ‘in 8th century B.C .Hippocrates spoke about the medicinal of opium more than 25 centuries ago. The use of cannabis sativa‚ the “Indian Hemp”‚is mentioned in Atharva Veda and its derivatives-bhang‚ ganja and charas are traditionally used by some followers of Lord Shiva and have
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What is personality? And what relevance has this concept to understanding behaviour in the workplace? I will be researching about personalities and the relevance that they have in regards to behaviour in the workplace. I will be discussing many factors ranging from trait and type theories to the nature-nurture debate. A personality is a combination of natural traits‚ combined with life experiences which determine our individual characteristics and set us out in a distinctive persona. The
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motor and sensory input. Opi: Derived from the Greek hippos (horse)‚ "hippotherapy" literally refers to treatment or therapy aided by a horse. The concept of hippotherapy finds its earliest recorded mention in the ancient Greek writings of Hippocrates. However‚ hippotherapy as a formalized discipline was not developed until the 1960s‚ when it began to be used in Germany‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland as an adjunct to traditional physical therapy. In the United States‚ the American Hippotherapy
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Eratosthenes finding within 1% the circumference of the earth‚ to the theorems of planes and solids. Also another mathematical triumph was the calculation of pi by Archimedes. Other science triumphs are the facts of modern medicine starting with Hippocrates. They found out about the circulatory system‚ the nervous system‚ and the centralized point of the brain. All these concepts lead to the basic understanding of what we know today. Society and culture also represent a lot of Greek ideas in the
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made from substances such as plants‚ animals‚ or minerals. -Homeopathic remedies allow the body to heal itself without any harmful affects that might come from the use of conventional drugs -The history of homeopathy dates as far back as Hippocrates in the 5th century. It was also used by Egyptians. -Most people take medicine in strong doses so the drug will produce the opposite condition of what they have. -But Homeopathy works in the opposite way. -The doses are very diluted.
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poor or rich they are among other attributes that could affect their judgment. When it comes to health care‚ they all need to be treated the same. Personal opinions need to be put aside. Hippocratic Oath was established by a Greek philosopher Hippocrates. After graduating medical school every graduate needs to vow to the oath that he will follow its rules in a practice. The purpose of the oath is to assure that every individual will get a proper health care and that the hospital and every single
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group‚ and fumigation were all ways used to manage disease and protect the community. A specialized role as a nurse was not developed in early civilization but human cultures recognized the need for nursing care. During the Greek era‚ Hippocrates emphasized the rational treatment of sickness as a natural influence rather than it being influenced
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Advantages of raw milk From the time of Hippocrates to until just after World War II‚ this "white blood" nourished and healed uncounted millions. Clean raw milk from pastured cows is a complete and properly balanced food You could live on it exclusively if you had to indeed‚ published accounts exist of people who have done just that What’s in it that makes it so great? Let’s look at the ingredients to see what makes it such a powerful food Proteins Our bodies use amino acids as building blocks
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art‚ math and science. Also democracy was a major part and is what we use today to elect our representatives. With respect to philosophy‚ there were some of greatest Greek thinkers back then; including Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. In medicine‚ Hippocrates had a major influence on the development of western medicine. His student‚ Plato documented the wisdom of Socrates in a series of manuscripts‚ which exhibit advanced logical methods and challenge many of society’s common misconceptions. Figures
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think a secure profession for young people is history teacher‚ because in the future‚ there will be so much more of it to teach. Howard Lester I have been maturing as a teacher. New experiences bring new sensitivities and flexibility... Hippocrates I swear... to hold my teacher in this art equal to my own parents; to make him partner in my livelihood; when he is in need of money to share mine with him; to consider his family as my own brothers and to teach them this art‚ if they want to learn
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