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Reading medicine in the Codex de la Cruz Badiano

Tipo de material: TextoTextoSeries ; Journal of the History of Ideas, 69(2), p.169-192, 2008Trabajos contenidos:
  • Gimmel, M
Tema(s): Recursos en línea: Resumen: Bicultural medical practices have long been the norm in Western societies. Looking at the history of Western medicine, we find the constant adapta- tion of foreign ideas and materials. Humoral medicine, the translations of Dioscorides, and the search for ancient remedies like balsam are all indica- tive of Europe's desire to adapt and change medical information that came from radically different periods and cultures.
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Bicultural medical practices have long been the norm in Western societies. Looking at the history of Western medicine, we find the constant adapta- tion of foreign ideas and materials. Humoral medicine, the translations of Dioscorides, and the search for ancient remedies like balsam are all indica- tive of Europe's desire to adapt and change medical information that came from radically different periods and cultures.

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