Although he is regarded as the father of Western medicine, we do not know as much as we would like about Hippocrates of Cos. A number of stories have circulated about him, but his long-term impact ...

From Plato we know that Hippocrates came from the island of Cos, close to the the coast of what is now Turkey, and taught medicine for a fee. He was an “Asclepiad” – which could mean one of ...

Fox moves quickly from Homer to Hippocrates of Cos, the “Father of Modern Medicine” and his pioneering work. Hippocrates is perhaps best known for the Hippocratic Oath taken by all newly ...

5 th century B.C.:Ancient Greek understanding. Hippocrates of Cos, considered the father of Western medicine, wrote about the connections between food and health. 1747:Food as medicine breakthrough.

The herbs from these gardens could be used to make simple potions and medicines. Hippocrates of Cos, c. 460 BC to c. 370 BC, was an important figure in the ancient medical world. The Ancient Greek ...

A statue of the Greek physician Hippocrates of Cos at the Academie Nationale de Medecine in Paris.(JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) Today we take for granted the notion that significant discoveries in ...