希波克拉底（希臘的名醫）
Hippocrates (460?-377?bc), greatest physician of antiquity, regarded as the father of medicine. Born probably on the island of Kos, Greece, Hippocrates traveled widely before settling on Kos to practice and teach medicine. He died in Larissa, Greece; little else is known about him. His name is associated with the Hippocratic Oath, though he probably is not the author of the document. In fact, of the approximately 70 works ascribed to him in the Hippocratic Collection, Hippocrates may actually have written about six of them. The Hippocratic Collection probably is the remnant of the medical library of the famous Kos school of medicine. His teachings, sense of detachment, and ability to make direct, clinical observations probably influenced the other authors of these works and had much to do with freeing ancient medicine from superstition.
希波克拉底（約公元前460-約公元前377）,偉大的古代醫師,被譽為醫藥之父）。他的出生地很可能是希臘科斯島，在科斯島定居之前遊歷四方實踐和傳授醫藥學。再除了死亡於希臘拉瑞薩，他的其他方面少為人知。盡管他的名字和希波克拉底宣言相關聯，他本人極不可能是該文作者。實際上，在希波克拉底選集內歸到他名下的約70篇文獻中，希波克拉底本人可能只寫了六篇左右。希波克拉底選集很可能是著名的科斯醫藥大學圖書館。他的教學，客觀的判斷力，作出指導的能力以及臨床觀察，很可能都對這些著作的作者產生影響，對使古代醫藥學遠離迷信至關重要。
Among the more significant works of the Hippocratic Collection is Airs, Waters, and Places (5th century bc), which, instead of ascribing diseases to divine origin, discusses their environmental causes. It proposes that considerations such as a town's weather, drinking water, and site along the paths of favorable winds can help a physician ascertain the general health of citizens. Three other works—Prognostic, Coan Prognosis, and Aphorisms—advanced the then-revolutionary idea that, by observing enough cases, a physician can predict the course of a disease.
在希波克拉底選集更具深遠意義的著作中，有關於大氣、水和居住環境的論述（在公元前5世紀），這些論述不再把疾病歸因於神學上的原因，而是討論環境上面的誘因。著作裏闡述了，對諸如城鎮氣候、飲用水以及順風方向沿途地點的考慮，有利於醫生大概的探知市民的健康狀況。另外三篇著作--先兆、預後、諺言--相比後來提出的通過充分的病情觀察，醫生能預知疾病發展過程的觀點，提出的還要早。
The idea of preventive medicine, first conceived in Regimen and Regimen in Acute Diseases, stresses not only diet but also the patient's general way of living and how it influences his or her health and convalescence. Sacred Disease, a treatise on epilepsy, reveals the rudimentary knowledge of anatomy in ancient Greece. Epilepsy was believed to be caused by insufficient air, which was thought to be carried by the veins to the brain and limbs. In Joints, the use of the so-called Hippocratic bench is described for treating dislocations. Also of interest are Wounds in the Head, Women's Diseases, and Dismembering of the Feotus in the Womb
預防性醫藥學的觀點，最早在養生發和針對急性疾病的養生法中提出，強調不僅僅是飲食而且包括病人的日常生活方式，以及它們是如何影響病人的健康以及康復狀況的。與宗教相關的疾病，是壹篇關於癲癇病的論述，揭示了古希臘的初期解剖學知識。著作裏認為癲癇病是因為供氣不足，而氣體被認為是通過壹些紋理帶到大腦和四肢。在關節壹文中說到，使用所謂的希波克拉底治療椅可以治療脫臼。選集中同時也有關註到的是，頭部受傷，婦女疾病，胎兒從子宮的分離。