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Mortar
and Pestle –
As early as the 15th century mortars
and pestles were used by Ancient Apothecaries
to grind herbs to be made into medicines.
Today it continues to be a symbol of
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Show
Globe –
Show
globes were displayed in the front windows
of Drug Stores as early as the 17th
century. The bottom would be filled
with a colored liquid. It is generally
believed that if the liquid was green
the townspeople were health and if the
liquid was red it served as a warning
sign that there was a disease in the
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The
Caduseus
is the sign of the Ancient Physician.
Today it depicts the body’s
functions. The top is in the brain
and the upright staff represents the
“Tree of Life” or the
spinal column. It is believed that
the serpents represent positive and
negative influences on the body.
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Activity – Allow you
students the opportunity through library
sources to do further research on these
and other Medical symbols. Then ask
the students to design their own medical
symbol based on the area of medicine
that they choose. (Surgery, patient
care, medicine) |
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Medial
Practices Then and Now
The
information shared on this site is by NO means
to
be used as diagnosis or treatment
Cupping:
Defined
as “ application of a glass vessel from
which the air has been exhausted by heat or
a special suction apparatus to the skin in
order to draw blood to the surface”
(Tauber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary)
The
earliest form of “cupping” was
used by Ge Hong (281-341) The method, described
by him in his book A Handbook of Prescriptions
for Emergencies, stated that the cups were
made of horn and were used to drain pustules.
The procedure was later prescribed for headaches,
dizziness, pulmonary tuberculosis and abdominal
pain.
Procedure:
A
glass “cup” is heated by holding
a small flame inside to create a vacuum. The
cup is then placed on the area to be treated
and left for approximately 5 minutes. The
skin is sucked up into the cup, which encourages
the flow of blood to the surface of the skin.
Actress Gwenyth Paltrow
arrived at a New York film premiere of the
movie The Anchorman, July 2004, with visible
circular welts on her back. She received them
after undergoing “dry cupping”
treatment. Paltrow is said to be a fan of
many alternative therapies and it is believed
she chose cupping to rid her body of toxins.
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| Sunshine
State Standards
Information
given to elementary aged students while visiting
the
Spanish
Military Hospital Museum will meet the following
Sunshine Standards for: |
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Social
Studies |
Standard
#1
(1)
Understands how individuals, ideas, decisions
and events can influence history
(2) Uses a variety of methods and sources
to understand history
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Standard
#2
(1)
Knows the significant and technological achievements
of various societies |
Standard
#4
(1)
Understands the geographical, economic, political,
and cultural factors that characterized early
exploration of the Americas
(2) Understands why colonial America was settled
in regions
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Standard
#6
(2)
Understands the influence of geography on the
history of Florida |
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Science: |
Matter:
Standard #1
(2) Knows that common materials can be changed
from one state to another by heating and cooling
(4) Knows that different materials are made
by physically combining substances and that
different objects can be made by combining different
materials |
How
Living Things Interact with Their Environment:
Standard #2
(2) Knows that living things compete in a climatic
region with other living things |
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Helpful
Sites for Teachers |
St.
Augustine Sites |
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The
History of St. Augustine |
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Florida
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Department
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Comprehensive
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American
History Sites |
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PBS
Speech Archive |
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American
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