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Folklore in Healthcare
Ancient and Indigenous People
Indigenous to the Americas
Aztecs
Patecatl
Discoverer of Peyote
Mayahuel
alcoholic drink pulque
Ixtlilton
Shamans
Native Americans
Medicine man
Herbs and 'magic'
Spirit guides
Keya: Guardian of health
Ceremonies, Powwow
Africa, Caribbean (Haiti)
Divination and Voodo
Healers/Herbalist
Spiritual illness contributed to ones health
Physical and social health
Europeans
Monastic Medicine
Prophets and healers transitioned to scientists and physicians
Eventually led to traditional western medicine
Galen
Jewish Mystics
Prophets and Sages healed following prayers
Sick commonly sought prophets, only injured sought physicians. Resistant to the study of medicine.
Stone of Abraham
Romans
Religious healing cult: Aesculapius
Adopt four humors from Greeks
Encourage medical facilities: hospitals, midwives
Dioscorides' Pharmacopei
219 BCE: Greek practitioner Artchagathus of Sparta moved to Rome
Catholicism: Vatican through Pope Nicholas V sponsored the acquiring/translating of ancient medical texts from Greek
Art
Ancient Greek mythology
Staff of Asclepius
Four Humors
Scientists researched and performed dissections
Charlemagne ordered a hospital be attached to each monastery/cathedral
Egyptians
Anatomical studies
early surgeons
Ebers papyrus -documents with 700 remedies aimed at demons that caused disease
Also contained early birth control and mental health treatments
Current Healthcare Impact
Alternatives to contemporary medicine
Holistic medicine
Naturopathy
Herbalism
Cultural awareness
Current pharmacies and medical facilities
