University of Basrah Organizes a Discussion Session on the History of Pharmacy in Mesopotamia
The College of Pharmacy at the University of Basrah organized a discussion session on the history of pharmacy in Mesopotamia.
The discussion session, delivered by lecturer Sabreen Karim Manati, aimed to identify the most prominent medical achievements in the Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian civilizations, based on recent discoveries of clay tablets written in cuneiform script, which document many effective treatments and medical prescriptions, in addition to reviewing the most important contributions of ancient Iraqi civilization to pharmacology.
The discussion session showed the history of pharmacy, focusing on its beginnings in Mesopotamia, and the role of Iraqi pharmacists in developing medicines from natural sources such as animals, plants, and minerals.
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