Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) is one of the best known of the Ancient Greeks, and his Hippocratic Oath is still in use today. An ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens, Hippocrates is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, known simply as the Father of Western medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medici...

According to Hippocrates, injuries to the head can lead to a number of different problems. These problems can include seizures, paralysis, and even death. Hippocrates notes that it is important to treat these injuries quickly and effectively in order to avoid these potential complications.

Hippocrates is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine".The Hippocratic Corpus is a collection of around seventy early medical works collected in Alexandrian Greece. The question of whether Hippocrates himself was the author of any of the treatises in the corpus has not been conclusively answered, but current debate revolves around only a few of the treatises seen as potentially authored by...

Medicine is of all The Arts The most noble; but, not withstanding, owing to The ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who, inconsiderately, form a judgment of Them, it is at present far behind all The Other arts. Their mistake appears to me to arise principally from this, that in The cities There is no punishment connected with The practice of medicine (and with it alone) except disgrace, and that does not hurt those who are familiar with it. Such persons are like The figures wh...

Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 - c. 370 BC) was a Greek physician of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referred to as the “Father of Medicine” and the Hippocratic school of medicine revolutionized ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.Our p...

Whoever having undertaken to speak or write on Medicine, have first laid down for Themselves some hypoThesis to Their argument, such as hot, or cold, or moist, or dry, or whatever else They choose (thus reducing Their subject within a narrow compass, and supposing only one or two original causes of diseases or of death among mankind), are all clearly mistaken in much that They say; and this is The more reprehensible as relating to an art which all men avail Themselves of on The most import...

*Includes 17 works about science and medicine. Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) is one of the best known of the Ancient Greeks, and his Hippocratic Oath is still in use today. An ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens, Hippocrates is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine, known simply as the Father of Western medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of medici...

In "On Acute Diseases," Hippocrates, often referred to as the Father of Medicine, presents a groundbreaking exploration of various acute ailments, advocating for a systematic method of observation and diagnosis. This seminal work delves into the complexity of fever, infections, and their associated symptoms, employing a clear, observational prose that embodies the early principles of clinical reasoning. Written during the 5th century BCE, the text is situated within the evolving landscape ...

The human foot is composed of several small bones like the hand. These bones therefore are scarcely ever broken, unless the skin at the same time be wounded by some sharp and heavy body. The treatment of stich injuries, therefore, will be delivered under the head of wounds. But if any bone be moved from its place, or a joint of the toes be luxated, or any of the bones of the part called the tarsus be displaced, it must be forced back again to its place as described with regard to the hand;...

Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.Translated by Francis Adams

The Genuine Works of Hippocrates Vol. 1 (of 2) is a foundational collection of medical writings attributed to Hippocrates, often regarded as the Father of Medicine. This volume, translated from the original Greek by Francis Adams, presents a comprehensive selection of treatises that have shaped the course of Western medicine for centuries. The works included cover a wide range of topics, from the ethical principles guiding medical practice to detailed observations on diseases, treatments, ...

It is thus with regard to The disease called Sacred: it appears to me to be nowise more divine nor more sacred than Other diseases, but has a natural cause from The originates like Other affections. Men regard its nature and cause as divine from ignorance and wonder, because it is not at all like to Other diseases. and this notion of its divinity is kept up by Their inability to comprehend it, and The simplicity of The mode by which it is cured, for men are freed from it by purifications a...