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Rose McDonald

Wk1 6 mod/History of Pharmacy

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Whaere where clay tablets found inscribed with names of plants and minerals used as medicinals were found in present-day? a.Iraq B.Romaniac.Afgahanistan d.Egypt c
The "botanical basis of pharmacy" was written in a.China b.Arabiac.Germany d.Egypt a
Hipporcrates based his pharmacy practice on the concept of homeostasis, which includes the principle of restoring and maintaining balance in the body
The Magna Carta of Pharmacy, which promoted the independence of pharmacy as a profession, was an edict developed and enforced in a.the United States b.Great Britainc.Germany d.Grance c
Digoxin, a form of digitalis, is derived from a.the poppy seed b.the foxglove plantc.garlic d.frankincense b
Insulin was discovered by _____and _______ Fredrick Banting,Charles Best
Polio vaccines were developed by____and____ Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin
Penicillin was discovered and developed by Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey
The concept of chemotherapy was introduced by Paul Ehrlich
___discovered the germ theory. Robert Koch
Father of Chinese pharmaceutics Shen-Nung
The first pharmaceutical texts contained thousands of clay tablets unearthed in Iraq and Persian Gulf region and 800 other tablets more than 500 remedies from plant, meneral, and other sources. Marteria medica
Yin drugs were: cold and wet
yang drugs were: warm and dry
The father of Medicine Hippocrates (Greece)
The attainment and retainment of equilibrium in the body through the appropariate use of drugs and diet is known as: homeostasis
Who is considered to be the "Father of Medicine"? Hippocrates
The earliest examples of healing centers can be found in which country? Greece
What is the name of the science that deals with the medicinal ingredients in living plants? Phamacognosy
Who is considered to be the "Father of Botany" Theophrates
What kind of information did De Materia Medica contain? more than 500 remedies from plants, mineral, and other sources
Who is the author of On The Art of Healing? Claudis Galen
What is Pharmacotherapy? the treatment of disease with medication
What is the name of the first antibiotic tha twas effective against tubercle bacillus, the infective agent in tuberculosis? Streptomycin
Myrrh is mentioned in the book of Genesis as a remedy for what? loss of appetite
Which country presently leads in setting standards for natural remedies? Germany
What is the word for drug that was used in the Hippocratic writtings? Pharmakon
What was the first antibiotic used in therapy? penicillin
Waht disease killed almost one-third of the inhabitants of Europe between 1347 and 1350? Black Plaque
Who was the father of Toxicology"? Mithradates
What is the treatment concept tha was eployed by the Greeks to treat symptoms and diseases with drugs that restrore health by caousin the opposite effect? Allopathy
Waht is the name of the treatment concept that uses very dilute substances that cause the same effect as the symptom? Homeopathy
Who was the "Father of Chinese Pharmaceutics"? Shen-Nung
Leafy plants used as a medicinal or flavoring agent are known as: Herbs
Waht is viscous mucous that is secreted orally? Phlegm
Who was the Fathe of Pharmocology? What did he write? Dioscorides, "De Materia Media"
Who is Pope Sixtus V? authorized the red cross asa special insignia designating the special service provided by the order in the care of patients
Whw is St. Camillus de Lellis? Founded a religious order, Clerics Regular Servants of the Sick, at the Hospital of St. James in Rome. Relocated to Hospital of the Holy Spirit(largest in Europe)
translated as "the botanical basis of pharmacy" PenT'sao
`Who was the "father of Botany"? Theophrastus
The Lord Created medicines from the earth and a sensible man will not despise them. Was not water....... The Prayer of MaimonidesWrote By: Moses Maimonides
"patron of pharmacy" Damian (has twin) Cosmus
Applied scientific principles to drug therapy Hippocrates
Botanist Theophrastus
toxicologist Mithridates
another name for "CHF" dropsy(an accumulation fo fluids due to heart impairmant)
Created by: rmcdonald
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