On Ancient Medicine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169185029)

On Ancient Medicine is a book written by Hippocrates, a Greek physician who is widely regarded as the father of Western medicine. The book is a collection of his writings on medicine, including his theories on the causes of disease, the importance of diet and lifestyle, and the role of the physician in patient care.Hippocrates believed that the body had a natural ability to heal itself, and that the role of the physician was to support and enhance this process. He emphasized the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle, and believed that diseases were caused by imbalances in the body's natural processes.The book is divided into several sections, each of which focuses on a different aspect of medicine. The first section discusses the principles of medicine, including the importance of observation and diagnosis. The second section focuses on specific diseases and their treatment, while the third section discusses the role of the physician in patient care.Throughout the book, Hippocrates emphasizes the importance of treating the whole person, rather than just the symptoms of a disease. He also stresses the importance of prevention, and encourages people to take an active role in maintaining their own health.Overall, On Ancient Medicine is a fascinating look at the origins of modern medicine, and provides valuable insights into the way that Hippocrates and his contemporaries viewed health and disease.What other object, then, had he in view who is called a physician, and is admitted to be a practitioner of the art, who found out the regimen and diet befitting the sick, than he who originally found out and prepared for all mankind that kind of food which we all now use, in place of the former savage and brutish mode of living? To me it appears that the mode is the same, and the discovery of a similar nature. The one sought to abstract those things which the constitution of man cannot digest, because of their wildness and intemperature, and the other those things which are beyond the powers of the affection in which any one may happen to be laid up. Now, how does the one differ from the other, except that the latter admits of greater variety, and requires more application, whereas the former was the commencement of the process?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Hippocrates
ISBN-10: 1169185029
ISBN-13: 9781169185029
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 34
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d