AM/MA Essays

The Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua Essays are short, authoritative, up-to-date treatments of specific topics in Greco-Roman medicine and medical thought, with suggestions for further reading or WWW browsing. Several of these essays have been prompted by questions sent to AM/MA, and I welcome suggestions for additional essays. If you would like to contribute an essay, please e-mail me with your proposed topic and a short statement of your qualifications to write about it.

L. T. Pearcy
lpearcy@ea.pvt.k12.pa.us
Editor, AM/MA

Hellebore (Helleborus niger), by W. Jeffrey Hurst and Deborah J. Hurst. The first in what AM/MA hopes will be a series on medicinal plants used in Greco-Roman medicine.

Hemlock (Conium maculatum L.), the third in the Hursts' series.

Rue (Ruta graveolens), the second in the Hursts' series.

Poisons, Poisoning, and Poisoners in Ancient Rome, by Francois P. Retief & Louise Cilliers.

Hippocrates: The "Greek Miracle" in Medicine, by Ann Ellis Hanson.

Dreams in Ancient Medicine, by Lee T. Pearcy.

Galen: A Biographical Sketch, by Lee T. Pearcy.

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Last updated 10/29/00. Send comments and suggestions to Lee T. Pearcy, lpearcy@ea.pvt.k12.pa.us.