Posted: Sun Dec 19, 04 9:31 am Post subject: Herbs, Pills and Potions
Radio 4 Thursday 21:00 Herbs, Pills and Potions
1/2. Rajesh Mirchandani explores the medical traditions and practices of one of the world's earliest civilisations, the Assyrians.
Clay tablets found in Mesopotamia show that the ancient Assyrians had developed an astonishingly complex system of medical beliefs and practices. In turn, their wisdom influenced the Greek physicians who laid the ethical foundations for today's medicine.
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