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[Opinions express are solely those of the author]
In order for the Antique Cannabis Collector to understand the importance of (not just Medical Cannabis) but of all herbal medicines, played at that time. One sort of has to understand the written laws regarding the practice of medicine at the time. The following page serves as an example:
Code of Hammurabi
Note that according to the Code of Hammurabi, one misstep and a surgeon could have his arm cut off. Small wonder than that Herbs played such an important role in Assyrian Medicine.
But be that as it may, for whatever reason the Assyrians left behind records of quite a pharmacopoeia various medicines. For the most part Herbal medicines.
Assyrian Herbal - Front Page
Assyrian Herbal - Page 1
Assyrian Herbal - Page 54
Assyrian Herbal - Page 100
R. Campbell Thompson
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