Telescoping the History of Medicine

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Telescoping History of Medicine 2,000,000 B.C.

 

Sign Language; eat this root

2000 B.C. - " Here, eat this root "

600 AD. Eat that Nigella.

1000 A.D. That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.

1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this

potion.

1920 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.

1945 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this

antiseptic penicillin.

1955 A.D. - Oops....germ mutated. Here, take this tetracycline.

1960-2000 - 39 more " oops. more germs mutated " .... Here, take

this more powerful antibiotic, if you can afford it. 20% of North

Americans cannot, 80% of the world cannot.

2001 A.D. - The bugs have won! Cipro failed and besides we can't

afford it. Here, eat this garlic.

 

EVOLUTION OF ZOOPHARMACOGNOSY

 

(Dates subject to change with each new issue of Science)

8,000,000 years ago: One chimp to another " I have a tummy

ache... " (In chimpanzeze, rubbing tummy) " Here, chimp, eat these

bitter herbs! " (In chimpanzeze)

5,000,000 years ago. " Here, Hominid, eat these bitter herbs (in

hominidese)

3,000,000 years ago: " Here, Homo. eat these bitter herbs and

leave some for the Leakey's to find! " (in humanoid sign language)

 

2,000,000-1,000,000 years ago. Welcome to the Levant, the

crossroads out of Africa. You'd best rest and eat before you

radiate out to the rest of the world.

2500 B.C. - " Here, eat these bitter herbs!! " (in Arabic, Coptic,

Farsi and Hebrew).

0 AD. - " The saviour is borne! Faith can heal. Eat these bitter

herbs( if faith should fail!.) "

600 A. D. Garlic and saffron are revulsive, try this black

cumin. |

1200 A.D. - " Those bitter herbs aren't Christian. Careful with

those bitters!. "

1850 A.D. - " That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this bitter

potion! "

1900 A.D. - " That bitter potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this

bitter pill! "

1950 A.D. - " That bitter pill is ineffective. Here, take this

bitter antibiotic! "

2,000 A.D. - That bitter antibiotic is artificial, ineffective

and toxic; besides all the microbes are resistant, and some even

feed on it (even vancomycin ). Here, eat these bitter herbs. And

pray they will help you (95% of Americans, but only 33% of

psychologists, are reported to pray) (In comatose Hale-Bopp

cometese, like the late " Dr. Do " {of Diddle Do and Twiddle Ti})

Do, re. Mi Fa so La ti Do.)

 

James A. " Jim " Duke, Botanical Consultant, Herbal Vineyard,

Inc.

8210 Murphy Road

Fulton, MD 20759

Ph.: 301-498-1175

Fax: 301-498-5738

E-mail: jduke

 

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