Prof. K. N. Gamaliia.

State University of Infrastructure and Technology, Kyiv.

It is shown that the medicine of Ancient Mesopotamia, as well as other countries of the pre-industrial era, had a dual, ambivalent character. Rational methods of treatment — herbal medicine, adherence to certain rules of hygiene were combined with the use of spells, fortune-tellings, astrological forecasts.

Key Words: Mesopotamia, medicinal herbs, spells, divination, horoscopes.

https://dx.doi.org/10.15407/internalmed2020.02.116

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For citing:

1. Гамалія, К.М. Амбівалентний характер медицини давньої Месопотамії // Східноєвропейський журнал внутрішньої та сімейної медицини. – 2020. – № 2. – С. 116-117. doi: 10.15407/internalmed2020.02.116.
2. Gamaliia KN. [The ambivalent nature of the medicine of Ancient Mesopotamia]. Shidnoevr. z. vnutr. simejnoi med. 2020;2:116-117. Ukrainian. doi: 10.15407/internalmed2020.02.116.

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