Hippocratic Corpus, or Hippocratic Collection, is a collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works strongly associated with the physician Hippocrates and his teachings.
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17 Facts About Hippocratic Corpus
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The Hippocratic Corpus covers many diverse aspects of medicine, from Hippocrates' medical theories to what he devised to be ethical means of medical practice, to addressing various illnesses.
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Hippocratic Corpus did not share in the belief that diseases were sent from God.
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Hippocratic Corpus focused on a natural approach to medicine, expressing that there had to be a comprehensive understanding of the patient's health, as well as harmony between nature and the individual.
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Hippocratic Corpus heavily believed in the study of anatomy and the nervous system.
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Some Hippocratic Corpus works are known only in translation from their original Greek to other languages; given that the quality and accuracy of a translation without a surviving original cannot be known, it is difficult to identify the author with certainty.
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Hippocratic Corpus contains textbooks, lectures, research, notes and philosophical essays on various subjects in medicine, in no particular order.
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Whatever their disagreements, the Hippocratic Corpus writers agree in rejecting divine and religious causes and remedies of disease in favor of natural mechanisms.
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The Hippocratic Corpus Oath is both philosophical and practical; it not only deals with abstract principles but practical matters such as removing stones and aiding one's teacher financially.
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The Hippocratic Corpus texts describe wine as a powerful substance, that when consumed in excess can cause physical disorders, today known as, intoxication.
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Multiple texts within the Hippocratic Corpus advise the use of wine in accordance with the seasons.
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Hippocratic Corpus provides valuable guidance for dermatology and the diagnosis of skin diseases or infections.
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Relief from various dermatologic conditions, the Hippocratic Corpus text recommends spring water or seawater baths and topical application of a fatty substance as a form of treatment.
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The Hippocratic Corpus text offers sulfur as a treatment for lichenoid, which has a strong antibacterial effect that is still prescribed in dermatologic medications today.
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When reflecting on the treatments of skin diseases and infections in the Hippocratic Corpus, it is evident that some of the approaches when applied to modern dermatology are still valid.
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Hippocratic Corpus contains many contributions from across the medical field including notes on conception.
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In general, it can be said that "the Hippocratic Corpus physician was an orator", with his role including public speeches and "verbal wrestling matches".
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