{"id":1674,"date":"2021-03-21T13:02:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T11:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traditionalhellenicmedicine.gr\/mytho-divine-ancient-plants-and-eternal-sacred-medicine\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:24:02","slug":"mytho-divine-ancient-plants-and-eternal-sacred-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traditionalhellenicmedicine.gr\/en\/mytho-divine-ancient-plants-and-eternal-sacred-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mytho-Divine Ancient plants and Eternal Sacred Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PERIOD<\/strong> : Pro-Hippocratic Medicine (Mythological 3.000 b.C., Homeric – Asclepian 1.300 b.C.- 500 b.C.) Beginning and evolution of the MEDICINAL ART <\/p>\n\n

\u0391. OLYMPIAN \u201cDIVINE WORK\u201d MEDICINE <\/strong>APOLLO (Sun \u2013 Olympian God) <\/p>\n\n

PAEEON As healer of Ares (god of war) and Ades (wound from Amphitryon – Aristolochia) <\/p>\n\n

\u00ab…\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03af \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03ae\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c6\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ac\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03ce\u03bd \u03b7\u03ba\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1\u03c4’..\u00bb (\u03b1\u03ba\u03ad\u03c9\/\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9) \u0399\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u0395, 402.<\/p>\n\n

MYTHO-DIVINE PLANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

1. Aristolochia sp Pharmaceutical (toxic), haemostatic. Therapy for injuries and snake bites [Theophrastus].<\/p>\n\n

2. Paeonia Mascula T he name comes after the healer Paeona, trainee of Asclepius (identification with God Apollo). Haemostatic, odenefaton (pain reducer) [Homer]. Therapy for epilepsy [Galen].<\/p>\n\n

\u0392. MYTHICAL \u201cCHIRONIAN\u201d MEDICINAL ART<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

CENTAUR CHIRON<\/p>\n\n

-Divine offspring: Titan Cronus + Oceanis Nymph Philyra. Symbol of pro-Olympian wisdom.<\/p>\n\n

-Mythological \u201chybrid archetype\u201d of self-awareness (consciousness over irrational mind).<\/p>\n\n

-Teacher: Apollonian Arts = Music, Poetry, Healing, Clairvoyance, Archery, Horse riding.<\/p>\n\n

-Training: HEROES (Hercules, Jason, Achilles, Patroklos, Theseus, Machaon).<\/p>\n\n

-\u201cAs wounded healer\u201d (by Hercules\u2019 poisoned arrow).<\/p>\n\n

-Investigates the Phytotherapy : Pelion mountain (Magnesia), seeking his own therapy too.<\/p>\n\n

-Successor of \u201cChironian\u201d Medicine is Asclepius, saved by his \u201cspiritual\u201d Father (God Apollo) [Coronis myth].<\/p>\n\n

\u201cHomonym\u201d medicinal herbs <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

1. Centaurium erythrea Chironias, the \u201cmedicinal\u201d herb of his wound. Theriakon (snake bites and other) [Theophrastus]. <\/p>\n\n

2. Opopanax chironium <\/strong> (Chironion panakes). Helianthemon [Theophrastus]. Helianthemon [Theophrastus] One of the 4 \u201cpanakes\u201d types : a. Asclepius\u2019 p., b. Herakleon p., c. Syriakon p. \u201cAnti-iovolikon\u201d. therapy for injuries. Komeoretine (meraepseke). <\/p>\n\n

3. Asclepias tuberosa \u201c suits malignant tumor in breast and uterus\u201d [Dioscorides, Galen]. Therapy for influenza, pneumonia.<\/p>\n\n

C. SACRED \u201cASCLEPIAN\u201d MEDICINE<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

ASCLEPIUS: \u201c\u039f \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd \u03ae\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03ae \u03bd\u03bf\u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

HERBAL MEDICINE the \u201cincessant\u201d medicinal art.<\/p>\n\n

ASCLEPIUS: Collection and ointments of herbs : Kerketion mountain (Trikki).<\/p>\n\n

385 SANCTUARIES OF ASCLEPIUS (ASCLEPEION) (Apollonian worship \u2013 Therapeutic Centers and \u201cplagues\u201d). Those of major importance:<\/p>\n\n