GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Hippocrates is considered to be the father of modern medicine because in his books, which are more than 70. He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment after detailed observation. He lived about 2400 years ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asclepius, god of medicine in ancient Greece. 460 BC-ca. 370 BC) grew to become the greatest physician of the classical world and is considered “the father of Western medicine” (Fig.

Detailed explanation-3: -Soranus wrote that Hippocrates’ father was Heraclides, a physician, and his mother was Praxitela, daughter of Tizane.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sushrutaa Samhita is among the most important ancient medical treatises and is one of the fundamental texts of the medical tradition in India along with the Charak Samhita. Sushruta is the father of surgery.