Early Pharmacopeia: Medical Practices in Ancient Civilizations

If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Ever since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our attempts at treating illness. Pretty much all of the techniques we employed millennia ago are laughable by today's standards, but in a pre-scientific society, superstitions held sway. Let's take a look at some of the figures who are able to make the first significant strides towards legitimate medicine. Script by Vittorio Farina Animation by Cyrene Domogalla: https://cyrenedomogalla.myportfolio.com/ Watch the full series: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveHistoryDrugs Pharmacology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePharma Immunology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveImmuno Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMicrobio General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology/Genetics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAnatPhys Biopsychology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiopsych EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON►   / professordaveexplains   Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVH Bookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADM Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Book Depository: http://bit.ly/3aOVDlT