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. 2018 Jan-Mar;19(1):36-43.
doi: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_23_18.

The Pulse in Ancient Medicine Part 1

Rachel Hajar  1
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The Pulse in Ancient Medicine Part 1

Rachel Hajar. Heart Views. 2018 Jan-Mar.
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Figures

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Shaman or witch doctor or medicine man in ancient cultures
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Gilgamesh on the death of his friend Enkidu
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15000-year-old drawing of a mammoth in a prehistoric cave in Spain
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A Section of the Papyrus Ebers
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Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner performing pulse diagnosis
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The ancient library of Alexandria
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Herophilus’ klepsydra for counting the pulse
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