I came back from my college around 05:00 PM exhausted. As the roads of Varanasi are taking a new shape.At every nook and corner one can find huge cranes and digging machines running day and night under the Ganga Pradushan Programme.
There are lot of crowds in the market.After having a bite of snacks and tea I thought to continue to write The History and evolution of pharmacy profession.I hope that the students of first year will find it interesting.
Pharmacy profession has existed in a rudimentary form from time immemorial. It is very difficult to determine when it started. Greeks were one of the first patrons of this profession. The word pharmacy originated from the Greek word "PHARMACON"
In ancient times, diseases were thought to be produced by evil forces or by a God’s anger.
Thus, religious persons or magicians were found to be associated with the treatment of patients. So called super-natural activities and / or religious rituals always accompanied with the drug treatment.
On their earliest times, the practice of pharmacy and medicine were indistinguishable.
Prehistoric man possibly swallowed plants ( bark, roots, leaves ) to relieve indigestion or applied leaf or mud to protect and soothe bruised skin.
Such activities resulted in the discoveries of many drugs and devising of many drug products.
The physical forms of medications have not so much changed; the approach of people towards using medicines has drastically changed.
Development of Pharmacy
There are three stages of development of pharmacy.
1) Ancient Ages
2) Middle Ages
3) Modern Ages
Please see the picture of prehistoric men treating wounds with bark of plants.
Oh, its time for dinner, my wife is calling for dinner.I will continue this topic tomorrow.
Good night, Subhratri
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