BC Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in 3000 established that the Sumerians , Babylonians and Assyrians by the physicians of the diseases of civilization priest magic , magic, Nineveh tablets have learned to try to treat vegetable and animal drugs .
Of course, the majority of these treatments herbal medicines poses. Hittite Anatolia and Mesopotamia, which was established later in Bogazköy extracted from Hittite Archives is based on the information .
According to punish the people of God and accepted by the Hittites disease with herbal treatment for it is understood that applies to magic .
During this period, China and India, in parallel with the Mesopotamian civilization, progress has been made in herbal medicine . BC Rig Veda Indian author 2500'lü years, wrote a work containing medicinal plant in 1000 . The medical base of the ancient Egyptian civilization, M. Ö. Written in 1550 , and the estimated depends on Eber Papiruses in between the legs of a mummy . Approximately 800 plants mentioned in documents, mentioned uses of diseases and mummification rituals . This is the most common aforesaid plants papyri, squill , juniper, henbane , crocuses , mustard, castor oil , figs, gentian , flax , saffron , onion, garlic , cinnamon and grape.
Infectious diseases during the construction of the pyramids are tombs of the Pharaoh to protect workers at work is an interesting feature to give the onion and garlic .
Influenced by civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt during the Greek civilization is very important books have been written about the treatment and herbal remedies for many years in Europe and especially in the works of Islamic medicine and basic teşkiletmiştir . During this period, BC 1250'li was legendary doctor Eskülap years , with the assistance of two sisters, Hygeia and Panacea applied herbal treatment to his patients . In the meantime, Hippocrates was born in Istanköy medicine , philosophy and scientific principles taking place in history as a very important person from the binding . During the graduation ceremonies of medical schools still today , doctor candidates who are learning very similar oath of Hippocrates oath it was then receive their diplomas . In work related to medicine Hippocrates around 400 to 150 refers to herbal medicines .
Affects the growth of plants that humans have done this ages were in close ties with . Many plants , confidential and private rituals , spells and magic were supplied for use by experienced collectors .
Medicinal plants grown in the gardens of monasteries medieval England . Among these plants , plants were brought to the Middle East .
Many efforts to improve disease during the Roman and Byzantine civilizations is not . Because of this, the philosophy of not interfering with God's work . Accordingly, as a penalty is given to the people by the Romans believe that the gods of the disease . However, two well-known physician , Dioscorides and Galen Byzantine available.
Dioscorides , Nero , and the countries of East and East of Vespasien's armies traveled as a physician , medical plants , and the information obtained from interested " drugs information" published in his book . This is an important treatment area 150 years after his book was used as the basic work . The truth of the work is not present, it is the oldest copy of the Austrian National Library in Vienna is maintained . This book is M. S. Daughter of the Byzantine emperor in 312 prences Juliana prepared Anicius'un known.
Another famous doctor of the novel has written 50 books about the treatment . It is claimed that time, with the title of emperor of doctors .
This is the period of time for the medicine to Islam civilization is considered to be a dark age . During this period, plants and treatment information to monasteries , monks copied and kept by the available books . Muslim doctors in the Islamic civilization , and in particular benefited from knowledge of Greek and Indian medicine have paid much attention to treatment plants .
Both translations renewed old data by age, as well as important services to medicine gave their discoveries .
