They are pharmacists, planting therapeutic herbs and sharing the secrets of their use.
They are also nurses, consultants and midwives, from one family to another and from village to village.
The medical history of women can be traced back to 3500 BC.
Queen Puabi was buried in surgical instruments for surgery in the afterlife.
In ancient Egypt, the priestess of Isis was regarded as a doctor who got healing power from the goddess Isis.
Egyptian records show that as early as BC 1500, women studied at the Royal Medical College in Heliopolis, and the column was printed with Queen Puabi of Ur.
In BC 150, with the fall of Corinth, Greek female prisoners were brought to Italy, where women with medical knowledge got the highest price.
The Athenian of Amida, a Greek doctor in Byzantine period, described the surgical technique of Aspa Sia, a Greek-Roman female surgeon, in her collection of 16 medical books.
These books have been famous surgical documents in 1 1 century. There, an Italian woman named Rottura was a famous doctor herself. She was famous for teaching male doctors about women's bodies and childbirth.
Rottura, dressed in red and green, wears a white headdress and holds a ball.
Medical Miscellanies XVIII, published in French in 65438+ in the early 4th century, is a replica of Rottura's ensemble. But in later history, King Henry VIII of England declared that "carpenters, blacksmiths, weavers or women are not allowed to engage in surgery".
Therefore, throughout history, women's achievements in medicine cannot be achieved without struggle, because they all have to struggle with the limitations of the times.
The mythical connection between women and life, death and immortality has been well proved, which leads to the connection between goddess and healing and recovery, although they may be better known for other functions later.
For example, in ancient Greece, Athena cured blindness, and Hera, the goddess of marriage, was also called the main healer.
Other ancient Greek healing goddesses include Aceh, the goddess who cured diseases and wounds.
Alicia, the goddess of childbirth.
Pioni, the goddess of pain.
Health goddess Hikia. Clean and hygienic. A panacea, a goddess of universal treatment.
Statues of Goddess of Health, Hikia, Peter Paul Rubens (public sphere), Hikia and panacea are distributed in more than 300 therapeutic temples all over Greece. Oracle is interpreted by male and female priests, who prescribe treatment for patients, as well as the statue of the goddess Hagrid (Welle Trust/CC by 4.
0), an elderly healing goddess is the Babylonian goddess Nitinugga.
Another name of this goddess is Brother Emding ("the resurrected lady").
After the flood, she helped mankind "breathe life".
People often say that she is a "great doctor", so she plays a particularly prominent role in spells and ceremonies to alleviate the suffering of those who suffer from diseases. The goddess, perhaps Nitinugga, wore a horn hat.
Limestone, New Sumerian Period (2 150-2 100 BC).
5) In Egyptian mythology, Sekmit plays the dual roles of warrior goddess and healing goddess.
Another famous healing god in Egypt is Serket, the goddess of fertility and medicine.
She is also a deified scorpion.
Serqet can also treat scorpion stings and other venom effects, such as snake bites, when she stings unjust people.
Like Sekhmet, Sekhet has a belligerent side, because she is often said to protect the gods from the evil poisonous snake Apep, and sometimes she is described as the guardian of Apep when he is captured.
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