Hippocrates of Kos (460-377 Before Common Era, BCE) is universally recognized as the
father of modern medicine, which is based on observation of clinical signs and rational …

Abstract Hippocrates (460–370 bcd), the father of medicine, developed principles for
medical diagnosis and treatment together with a code of ethics. When the first Ptolemy ruled …

Hippocrates is considered to be the father of modern medicine because in his books, which
are more than 70. He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment …

Few have much experience with the so-called Hippocratic Corpus, that farrago of over
seventy ancient Greek medical treatises that come down to us under the name of …

Hippocrates, said to have been born in Cos in or before 460 BCE, learned medicine and
philosophy; travelled widely as a medical doctor and teacher; was consulted by King …

The theory of the four humours (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile) rst appears in a fth-
century Hippocratic treatise called The Nature of Man, the only treatise from the Hippocratic …

F asked to give a sketch of the development of Greek medicine that could count on general
acceptance, I should offer the following outline: Little is known of Greek medicine before the …

Hippocrates, said to have been born in Cos in or before 460 BCE, learned medicine and
philosophy; travelled widely as a medical doctor and teacher; was consulted by King …

Asclepius and Hippocrates focused medical practice on the natural approach and treatment
of diseases, highlighting the importance of understanding the patient's health …

Hippocratic Oath indicates a prevailing ethos rather than a professional approach, and it is
still regarded as the cornerstone and foundation of the medical profession. Medicine in …