18 Questions
What were drug practitioners in the Pre-historic Pharmacy era also referred to as?
Tribal healers
In the Supernatural Concept Age Pharmacy, what was believed to be the cause of diseases?
Evil spirits
What was the main aim of Pre-historic Pharmacy according to the text?
Maintaining health through medicinal knowledge
How were illnesses explained in the Supernatural Concept Age Pharmacy?
Supernatural terms
Which term was used for drug practitioners in the eastern continent during the Pre-historic Pharmacy era?
Shamans
What belief system influenced treatments in the Pre-historic Pharmacy era?
Supernatural powers
What was the main responsibility of Asipu in Babylonian society?
Performing spells and incantations
Which civilization demonstrated a high level of pharmaceutical sophistication with a wide range of dosage forms compounded into detailed recipes?
Egyptian
In ancient Greece, what did the term 'pharmakon' primarily refer to?
Magic spells and remedies
What was the primary purpose of the supernatural concept in Pharmacy during the mentioned period?
Healing and curative powers
Which category of healers in Babylon was responsible for using a large collection of drugs and converting them into dosage forms used today?
Empirical healers (Asu)
What was the main type of drugs that were the most prominent during the mentioned period for healing purposes?
Laxatives and enemas
What were the main tools used by health practitioners during the Old Age?
Herbs and plants
In which era did synthesis take a crude form leading to numerous explosions in laboratories?
Age of the Alchemists
Which period coincided with the Renaissance and Scientific Thinking in 1700 A.D.?
Supernatural Era
What is a key outcome of investigations into plants' active ingredients up to the current Century?
Enhanced natural products incorporated into clinical medications
Which practice is NOT included in the progression of the pharmacy profession and practices mentioned in the text?
Decreased reliance on natural products
What type of drugs were applied both internally and externally by health practitioners during the Old Age?
Herbal and mineral drugs
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