Early Remedies: Contributions and Beliefs

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Who is often called the 'father of medicine'?

  • Li Shizhen
  • Hippocrates (correct)
  • Galen
  • Sushruta

Who believed that disease was caused by an imbalance in the blood, phlegm, black bile, or yellow bile known as the four humors?

  • Li Shizhen
  • Sushruta
  • Hippocrates
  • Galen (correct)

Who was the author of Bencao GangMu, a book that details plants, recipes, and causes of illnesses?

  • Sushruta
  • Galen
  • Hippocrates
  • Li Shizhen (correct)

Who was the author of The Book of Life, a book that describes illnesses, medicinal plants, and preparations?

<p>Sushruta (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of monasteries in the Christian church with respect to medicine?

<p>Writing and copying medical texts, as well as growing medicinal plants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who challenged Galen's teachings by advocating the use of individual drugs instead of mixtures?

<p>Paracelsus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What notable achievement is associated with Valerius Cordis, the German botanist and physician?

<p>Publishing the first official pharmacopoeia or listing of medicinal preparations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Claude Bernard, the French physiologist, demonstrate about certain drugs?

<p>They have specific sites of action within the body (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During early North American colonies, what did settlers rely on for medical treatments?

<p>Home remedies due to the scarcity of medical personnel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of an apothecary during the early North American colonies?

<p>Serving as forerunners of modern-day pharmacists and pharmacies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact did the American Revolution have on drug production in America?

<p>It forced Americans to make their own drugs due to disrupted supply chains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)?

<p>To create a separation between pharmacy and medicine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the US Pharmacopeia (USP) when it was developed in 1820?

<p>It listed the first official drugs in the US (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the Massachusetts Medical Society publish the US Pharmacopeia (USP)?

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