ABSTRACT
ASSYRO-BABYLONIANMEDICINE TheSumeriancivilizationcametoanendabout2000BCandwas replacedbytheAssyrianBabylonian.KingHammurabiofBabylon attractedmanyscholarstohiscourtandmanybooksonmedicine werewrittenandtranslatedandfromthefamousHammurabicodeof lawswelearnmuchofthesocialconditions.TheBabylonianshada knowledgeofthestructureoftheliverwhichwaspreservedinexact claymodels.Thelistsofmedicamentsandtheprescriptionand treatmentsusedbytheprescriptionandtreatmentsusedbythe priest-doctorofBabyloniaareextensive.Mostoftheingredients wereofplants.Theyaremixedupwithincantationsandcharms.For example:Forsoreeyes.Totreatsoreeyes,thepriestdoctorprescribed cuttingupanonionandmixingitanddrinkingitwithbeer.Thisis obviouslytoincreasetears.Theeyeisrubbedwithoilforits germicidalqualities.
