Mortar of Hippocrates

HANDMADE CERAMIC MORTAR.

Mortar of Hippocrates,that he used,to make his medicines.On the pestle is written “ygeia-health” and Asclepius

Hippocrates (Kos, 460 BC) was an ancient Greek physician and is considered one of the most prominent figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to ,as the father of modern medicine , in recognition of his contribution to the field of medical science as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. The contribution of Hippocratic Medicine to the world of Medical Science is invaluable. Its content is both historical and philosophical, humanitarian and methodological. The Hippocratic method freed medicine  from magical-religious conceptions, wandering and superstitions and rejected the belief that the origin of diseases is divine.

In his day, people believed that epidemics occurred because the gods wanted them to. Hippocrates told them that these wounds were caused by contaminated water, dirt, and mice. As well as the sick who came in contact with the rest of society. Although he separated medicine from philosophy, Hippocrates did not neglect to attach great importance to moral values ​​and philosophical thinking. His pioneering and to a significant degree predictive work influenced most of the modern medical-biological specialties of the western world. And so he deservedly named him the founder and pillar of Medical Science.

THE WORK OF HIPPOCRATES

After training in medicine, Hippocrates began to practice medicine in Kos. But he knew how immersed in ignorance and prevention the other doctors of his time were. So he considered it his duty to travel to other places because he wanted to complete his education. But also to spread his faith in the fresh air, water and sun. Thus, he made scientific trips to many areas, visiting Delos, Thassos, Scythia, Thrace and Smyrna. His fame spread rapidly throughout Greece and beyond its borders, in the state of Persia. It is said that Artaxerxes II invited him to his court, sending ambassadors with valuable gifts, but he refused to leave his homeland. Although ancient sources accept the fact as fact, some modern scholars dispute it.

This mortar of Hippocrates is a special present for doctors and physicians. It is a small reminder of what the father of medicine used to heal people.