Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends The rod of Asclepius It symbolizes the healing arts by combining the serpent, which in shedding its skin is a symbol of rebirth and fertility with the staff, a symbol of authority befitting the god of medicine Daughters: Hygeia(hygiene) and Panacea(all-healing") One day aesculapius killed a snake but another snake emerged carrying an herbal leaf his mouth; it placed the leaf on the head of the dead snake, which miraculously revived. The serpent became Aesculapius constant companion
Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends The rod of Asclepius It symbolizes the healing arts by combining the serpent, which in shedding its skin is a symbol of rebirth and fertility with the staff, a symbol of authority befitting the god of Medicine. One day Aesculapius killed a snake, but another snake emerged carrying an herbal leaf in his mouth; it placed the leaf on the head of the dead snake, which miraculously revived. The serpent became Aesculapius‘ constant companion. Daughters: Hygeia (hygiene) and Panacea ("all-healing")
The Ne re To 撇大龄李 GUNIVERSIS./9L2SCHOOL OFI Caduceus Hermes- son of zeus and maia od ofi messenger G Mercur DiE
caduceus Caduceus Hermes- son of Zeus and Maia， God of messenger（Mercury）
Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends God of Chinese Medicine-Shennong ( Divine farmer)-神农氏(炎帝Yan 有腰意要 Emperor) o lived some 5,000 years ago considered to be the father of chinese agriculture o he is said to have tested hundreds of herbs to find their medical value 宜和 种爬像
Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends God of Chinese Medicine-Shennong (Divine Farmer) - 神农氏（炎帝Yan Emperor） lived some 5,000 years ago, considered to be the father of Chinese agriculture, He is said to have tested hundreds of herbs to find their medical value
远古医学:神话和传说 Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends 黄帝 Huangdi( Yellow Emperor)圈麻麻黄 (2497BC2398BC) o is considered in Chinese mythology to be the ancestor of all han chinese o Descendants of yan Yellow Emperors(炎黃子孙, Yan Huang Zi Sun, means Chinesel o Among his many accomplishments Huangdi has been credited with the invention of the principles of Traditional Chinese medicine 黄帝像 Gongsun.× wanyuan(公孙轩镐)
远古医学：神话和传说 Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends 黄帝 Huangdi（Yellow Emperor） (2497 BC-2398 BC) is considered in Chinese Mythology to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese Descendants of Yan & Yellow Emperors (炎黃子孙，Yan Huang Zi Sun，means Chinese) Among his many accomplishments, Huangdi has been credited with the invention of the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine Gōngsūn Xuānyuán (公孙轩辕)
Prehistoric Medicine: myths and legends ◆Qibo岐伯-“吱歧黄之学”( medicine, the study of Qi and huang 桐君 o Qibo is said as the minister of Huangdi, Hangdinejin is the a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Huangdi and Qibo o Qibo might actually have been Hippocrates-according to sinologist Paul Unschuld gjun桐君 Minister of 歧伯 Huangdi, practitioner and pharmacist (Tongjun Hilly
PrehistoricMedicine: myths and legends Qibo 岐伯-“歧黄之学”(medicine, the study of Qi and Huang) Qibo is said as the minister of Huangdi, Hangdineijin is the a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Huangdi and Qibo. Qibo might actually have been Hippocrates-according to sinologist Paul Unschuld Tongjun 桐君 Minister of Huangdi, practitioner and 歧 伯 pharmacist (Tongjun Hill) 桐 君