History of Pharmacology

Its history likely began when a human first used a plant to relieve symptoms of disease. The Babylonian recorded the earliest surviving “prescription” on clay tablets in 3000B.C At about the same time, the Chinese recorded the Pen Tsao (great herbal) The first recorded reference to the word pharmacology was found in a text entitled

“Pharmacologia sen Manuductio and Materiam Medicum” “Materia Medica”-study of herbal remedies, a term persisted in early 20 th century Frederich Serturner, first isolated morphine from opium in 1850 John Jacob Abel- father of American pharmacology

Pharmacology - 2 Greek words: a.pharmakon- means “medicine” b.Logos- means “study”