Vikos doctors
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| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Complementary Medicine |
| Description | |
| Competencies | traditional knowledge |
Education required | acquaintance |
Fields of employment | traditional medicine, herbal medicine |
Related jobs | physician |
Vikos doctors were folk
in the 18–19th century.Etymology
The Greek word ἰατρός (iatrós, doctor or healer) is often translated as physician. Vikos doctors (Greek: βικογιατροί) were local doctors practicing a form of herbal medicine in the 18th and 19th century.
History
The Vikos doctorsSultans: Abdul Hamit I, Suleiman III, Mustafa IV and Mahmut II.
One of the herbs used was the nightshade Melissa officinalis, St John's Wort Hypericum perforatum, absinth Artemisia absinthium and the elder bush Sambucus nigra
See also
References
- ^ Βασίλης Μηνακάκης ‘Ζαγοροχώρια’ (Vasilis Minakakis ‘Zagorochoria’) Explorer, Athens, 2006
