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Antike Medizin (ancient medicine) by Karl-Heinz Leven - Martin Moser - 07-20-2006 For anybody vaguely interested in Greek and Roman Medicine (and able to read German, of course) I warmly recommend this encyclopaedia-style book. It covers a multitude of aspects in more than 1000 entries, by more than 80 international scholars. Every entry lists its relevant sources. Besides the highly interesting contents, various indices and an extensive bibliography make this a really valuable book IMHO. the author is a medical PhD and professor for the history of medicine at the university of Freiburg, Germany. And no, I'm not related to the author ;-) ) bibliographical info: Leven, Karl-Heinz: Antike Medizin. Ein Lexikon. 2005 ISBN: 3406528910 Price (in Germany): 49.90 euros Re: Antike Medizin (ancient medicine) by Karl-Heinz Leven - Eleatic Guest - 07-27-2006 What do they say about the Roman knowledge of blood circulation? How much did they knew? I read that Galen was at least aware of the fact that blood, and not air as many others presumed, circulates in the veins, and he also realized the different function of veins and arteries, but the complete theory of blood ciculation he was not able to undertake or was he? Re: Antike Medizin (ancient medicine) by Karl-Heinz Leven - Martin Moser - 07-27-2006 Blood circulation was not known until the 17th century, actually, it was an Englishman how first found out about it, the name escapes me now, I'm afraid. Galen ascertained that the veins are not primarily for the transportation of pneuma but blood. I'll get back on this once I've checked in detail ... Re: Antike Medizin (ancient medicine) by Karl-Heinz Leven - Martin Moser - 07-27-2006 Okay, here we go: the idea of blood circulation through arteries and veins dates to 1628, the name was William Harvey. Galen could and did differentiate between arteries and veins. He was of the opinion that the arteries were transporting blood and pneuma. Veins dispersed the blood from the liver throughout the body, feeding it this way. Pneuma was seen as the force of life, which was spread through the body from the heart. Actually over time there were lots of more or less differing theories about the roles of arteries, veins, blood and pneuma as well as the roles of the heart and other inner organs with respect to those. Re: Antike Medizin (ancient medicine) by Karl-Heinz Leven - Eleatic Guest - 07-28-2006 I found this interesting excerpt about how Galen's findings were instrumental in the later discovery of the blood circulation by Harvey. http://www.nzasia.org.nz/journal/NZJAS- ... ingbao.pdf Quote:Neijing in contrast with Galen and Harvey |