Hippocratic recipes : oral and written transmission of pharmacological knowledge in fifth- and fourth-century Greece / by Laurence M.V. Totelin.
Pubblicazione:
Leiden : Brill, 2009.
Descrizione fisica:
XVIII, 366 p. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; 34
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Maps. Abbreviations. Introduction: Under the spell of the pharmakon. 1. Oral transmission of medical knowledge and written recipes 2. The history of the written catalogues of recipes 3. Hippocratic recipes between home remedies and Haute médecine 4. Imports, geographical determinism and influences: the use of exotic and luxury ingredients in the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes 5. Fertility and sex: the symbolism attached to some ingredients of the Hippocratic gynaecological recipes 6. Reading studyng and using the Hippocratic catalogues of recipes 7. The afterlife of Hippocratic recipes. Conclusions: The fluidity of pharmacological knowledge. Bibliography. general index. Index of passages cited. Index of ingredients
