Med
icin
e So
urce
Tes
t 2W
ere
Hip
pocr
ates
’ ide
as a
bout
med
icin
e im
port
ant?
Back
grou
nd:
The
anci
ent G
reek
s ha
d m
any
idea
s ab
out t
he c
ause
s an
d tr
eatm
ents
of i
llnes
ses.
The
G
reek
doc
tor,
Hip
pocr
ates
, who
live
d so
meti
me
betw
een
460B
C an
d 37
7BC,
dev
elop
ed
theo
ries
abou
t why
peo
ple
felt
ill a
nd th
e so
rts
of tr
eatm
ent t
hat w
ould
wor
k be
st fo
r th
em. H
ippo
crat
es a
nd h
is fo
llow
ers
trai
ned
man
y do
ctor
s w
ho fo
llow
ed H
ippo
crati
c m
etho
ds. B
ut a
t the
sam
e tim
e, th
e G
reek
s w
ere
taki
ng th
eir s
ick
frie
nds
and
rela
tives
to
Ascl
epio
ns, w
here
they
bel
ieve
d As
clep
ius,
the
god
of h
ealin
g, w
ould
cur
e th
em. D
oes
this
mea
n th
at H
ippo
crat
es’ i
deas
wer
e no
t im
port
ant?
S
Sour
ce A
A m
an c
ame
here
with
an
absc
ess
in h
is st
omac
h. W
hen
asle
ep in
the
Tem
ple
of
Ascl
epiu
s, h
e ha
d a
drea
m. I
t see
med
to h
im th
at th
e go
d or
dere
d hi
s se
rvan
ts to
ho
ld h
im ti
ghtly
so
that
he
coul
d cu
t ope
n hi
s st
omac
h. T
he m
an tr
ied
to g
et a
way
, bu
t the
y gr
ippe
d hi
m a
nd b
ound
him
. Asc
lepi
us c
ut h
is b
elly
ope
n, re
mov
ed th
e ab
sces
s an
d , a
fter h
avin
g sti
tche
d h
im u
p ag
ain,
rele
ased
him
fro
his
bond
s. H
e th
en
wal
ked
out,
but t
he fl
oor w
as c
over
ed in
blo
od.
Ambr
osia
of A
then
s be
cam
e bl
ind
in o
ne e
ye. S
he h
ad a
lway
s la
ughe
d at
Asc
lepi
us’s
cure
s, b
ut o
ne n
ight
she
dre
amed
he
was
stan
ding
bes
ide
her.
He
prom
ised
to m
ake
her e
ye b
etter
if s
he g
ave
a si
lver
pig
to th
e As
clep
ion
as a
mem
oria
l to
her
igno
ranc
e. S
he a
gree
d an
d he
cut
into
her
dis
ease
d ey
ebal
l and
pou
red
in s
ome
med
icin
e. W
hen
she
wok
e in
the
mor
ning
, she
was
cur
ed.
Som
e of
the
insc
riptio
ns fo
und
carv
ed in
to th
e w
all o
f the
Asc
lepi
on a
t Epi
daur
us.
They
reco
rd c
ures
sai
d to
hav
e ha
ppen
ed in
the
Ascl
epio
n.
Sour
ce B
. A G
reek
ca
rvin
g sh
owin
g th
e G
reek
god
Asc
lepi
us
curin
g a
boy
Sour
ce C
Firs
t we
had
to b
athe
Plu
tus
in th
e se
a. T
hen
we
wen
t int
o th
e te
mpl
e w
here
we
plac
ed o
ur o
fferin
gs to
the
gods
on
the
alta
r. Th
ere
wer
e m
any
sick
peo
ple
pres
ent
with
man
y in
ds o
f illn
esse
s. S
oon
the
tem
ple
prie
st p
ut o
ut th
e lig
ht a
nd to
ld u
s al
l to
go to
sle
ep a
nd n
ot to
spe
ak, n
o m
atter
wha
t we
nois
es w
e he
ard.
The
gos
sat
dow
n by
Plu
tus.
Firs
t he
wip
ed th
e pa
tient
’s he
ad, t
hen
with
a p
iece
of c
loth
of c
lean
line
n he
wip
ed p
lutu
s’ e
yelid
s a
num
ber o
f tim
es. N
ext,
Pana
cea,
the
gods
dau
ghte
r, co
vere
d hi
s fa
ce a
nd h
ead
with
a s
carle
t clo
th. T
he g
od w
hist
led
and
two
huge
sna
kes
appe
ared
and
cre
pt u
nder
the
clot
h an
d lic
ked
Plut
us’ e
yelid
s. T
hen
Plut
us s
at u
p. H
e co
uld
see
agai
n, b
ut th
e go
d, h
is d
augh
ters
and
the
serp
ents
had
dis
appe
ared
.
From
‘Plu
tus,’
a p
lay
by A
risto
phan
es w
ritten
aro
und
400B
C. P
lutu
s ha
d go
ne to
the
Ascl
epio
n to
be
cure
d of
blin
dnes
s.
Sour
ce D
Who
ever
inte
nds
to u
nder
stan
d m
edic
ine
mus
t lea
rn a
ll th
at is
to b
e w
ritten
her
e.Fi
rst,
he m
ust c
onsi
der t
he e
ffect
s on
the
body
of e
ach
of th
e se
ason
s of
the
year
an
d th
e d
iffer
ence
s be
twee
n th
em. H
e m
ust t
ake
note
of t
he w
inds
, col
d or
war
m. I
n th
e sa
me
way
, he
mus
t obs
erve
how
men
live
wha
t the
y lik
e, w
hat t
hey
eat a
nd w
hat
they
drin
k w
heth
er o
r not
they
take
phy
sica
l exe
rcis
e or
are
idle
and
fat.
All t
his
a do
ctor
mus
t kno
w, i
n or
der t
o un
ders
tand
illn
esse
s an
d be
in a
pos
ition
whe
re h
e ca
n pr
escr
ibe
suita
ble
trea
tmen
ts fo
r the
m.
From
‘On
Airs
, Wat
er a
nd P
lace
s’ w
ritten
by
Hip
pocr
ates
.
Sour
ce E
In w
inte
r, pe
ople
sho
uld
eat a
s m
uch
as p
ossi
ble
and
drin
k as
litt
le a
s Po
ssib
le-w
ine,
bre
ad, r
oast
mea
t and
few
veg
etab
les.
Thi
s w
ill k
eep
The
body
hot
and
dry
. In
sum
mer
they
sho
uld
drin
k m
ore
and
eat
less
-wat
ered
win
e, b
arle
y ca
kes
and
boile
d m
eat-
so th
at th
e bo
dy w
ill st
ay c
old
and
moi
st. W
alki
ng s
houl
d be
fast
in w
inte
r and
slo
w in
sum
mer
.
From
‘A p
rogr
amm
e fo
r Hea
lth’,
one
of th
e bo
oks
in th
e H
ippo
crati
c Co
llecti
on.
Sour
ce F.
Aft
er a
wak
enin
g, h
e sh
ould
not
aris
e at
onc
e bu
t wai
t unti
l he
heav
ines
s of
sle
ep
had
gone
. Afte
r aris
ing
he s
houl
d ru
b hi
s w
hole
bod
y w
ith o
il. T
hen
he s
houl
d w
ash
his
face
and
eye
s w
ith p
ure
wat
er. H
e sh
ould
rub
his
teet
h in
side
and
out
side
with
th
e fin
gers
usi
ng fi
ne p
eppe
rmin
t pow
der t
o ge
t rid
of r
emna
nts
of fo
od. H
e sh
ould
cl
ean
nose
and
ear
s in
side
, pre
fera
bly
with
wel
l per
fum
ed o
il. H
e sh
ould
rub
and
anoi
nt h
is h
ead
ever
y da
y. L
ong
wal
ks s
houl
d be
fore
mea
ls c
lear
out
the
body
, pr
epar
e it
for r
ecei
ving
food
and
giv
e it
mor
e po
wer
for d
iges
ting.
From
a b
ook
ny a
Gre
ek d
octo
r, D
iocl
es, a
follo
wer
of H
ippo
crat
es. H
e liv
ed in
At
hens
at a
roun
d 39
0 BC
Sour
ce G
I sw
ear b
y Ap
ollo
, the
phy
sici
an a
nd A
scle
pius
and
Hyg
eia
and
Pana
cea
and
the
gods
and
god
dess
es, t
hat I
will
fulfi
l thi
s oa
th.
•I w
ill u
se m
y po
wer
to h
elp
the
sick
to te
bes
t of m
y ab
ility
, I w
ill n
ot h
arm
any
m
an.
•I w
ill n
ot g
ive
a de
adly
dru
g to
any
one.
Nei
ther
will
I he
lp a
wom
an to
hav
e an
ab
ortio
n.•
I will
not
use
the
knife
, but
will
leav
e th
is to
thos
e m
en w
ho d
o th
is w
ork.
•W
hene
ver I
go
into
a h
ouse
, I w
ill g
o to
hel
p th
e si
ck a
nd n
ever
with
the
inte
ntion
of d
oing
har
m.
•W
hate
ver I
may
s o
r hea
r, in
the
cour
se o
f tre
ating
pati
ents
, I w
ill k
eep
secr
et.
Part
of t
he H
ippo
crati
c oa
th, s
wor
n by
all
doct
ors
trai
ned
in H
ippo
crat
es
met
hods
.
Med
icin
e So
urce
Tes
t 2W
ere
Hip
pocr
ates
’ ide
as a
bout
med
icin
e im
port
ant?
Que
stion
s:
1.St
udy
Sour
ce A
Wha
t can
we
lear
n ab
out m
edic
ine
in a
ncie
nt G
reec
e fr
om th
is s
ourc
e?U
se th
e so
urce
and
you
r kno
wle
dge
to e
xpla
in y
our a
nsw
er.
(5)
2.St
udy
sour
ce s
A a
nd B
.So
urce
A a
nd B
agr
ee a
bout
Asc
lepi
us. D
oes
this
mea
n th
ey c
an b
e tr
uste
d?U
se th
e so
urce
s an
d yo
ur k
now
ledg
e to
exp
lain
you
r ans
wer
.(6
)
3. S
tudy
sou
rce
CPl
ays
are
writt
en to
ent
erta
in p
eopl
e. D
os th
is m
ean
that
the
sour
ce is
of n
o us
e to
hi
stor
ians
? (7
)U
se th
e so
urce
and
you
r ow
n kn
owle
dge
to e
xpla
in y
our a
nsw
er.
4. S
tudy
sou
rce
DW
hy d
o yo
u th
ink
Hip
pocr
ates
wro
te th
is?
Use
the
sour
ce a
nd y
our k
now
ledg
e to
exp
lain
you
r ans
wer
.(7
)
5.St
udy
sour
ce E
and
FW
ould
all
Gre
eks
be a
ble
to b
enefi
t fro
m H
ippo
crati
c m
edic
ine?
Use
the
sour
ce a
nd y
our k
now
ledg
e to
exp
lain
you
r ans
wer
. (7
)
6.St
udy
sour
ce G
.Ar
e yo
u su
rpris
ed th
at th
e H
ippo
crati
c oa
th re
fers
to th
e go
ds?
Use
the
sour
ce a
nd y
our k
now
ledg
e to
exp
lain
you
r ans
wer
(8
)
7.St
udy
all t
he s
ourc
es.
‘Hip
pocr
ates
’ ide
as a
bout
med
icin
e w
ere
not a
ll im
port
ant b
ecau
se th
e G
reek
s ca
rrie
d on
bel
ievi
ng th
at th
e go
ds c
ause
d an
d cu
red
illne
sses
’H
ow fa
r do
the
sour
ces
supp
ort t
his
stat
emen
t?U
se th
e so
urce
s an
d yo
ur k
now
ledg
e to
exp
lain
you
r ans
wer
s.(1
0)