PSYC 181 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vienna Dioscurides, Pedanius Dioscorides, Asclepius
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A brief history of pharmacology: classical antiquity (8th century bce 5th century bce) Alcohol (by fermentation ~8000 bc) was universal. Drunkenness was a small problem in ancient greece and rome. Cannabis: origins in central asia and middle east ~3000 bc. From ancient aryans who called it qunubu. Opium (poppy tears): grown wild in greece use is thought to be mostly medicinal. Main ingredient is morphine: pedanius dioscorides: peri ylis latrikis - de materia medica (50-70 ce) Index of all drugs available and their uses. First pharmacopeia; remained in use until ~1600 ce. Earliest copy: juliana anicia codex (512 ce) Belladonna: (cid:862)nightshade(cid:863: contains atropine, used to enlarge pupils to give striking appearance, but can be poisonous, used as a sedative. Circulated in greek, latin, and arabic: middle ages (5th century 15th century ce) Hippocratic schools of medicine associated with ancient pagan gods (asklepius and. Not much in the way of scientific medicine between galen (200 ad) until counterreformation/renaissance (16th century)
