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In ancient and medieval times, [[antipyretic|anti-fever]] compounds came from white [[ ...safe for children and infants, as well as for adults,<ref>"Acetaminophen." Physicians' Desk Reference, 63rd ed. Montvale, NJ: Thomson PDR; 2009: 1915-1916.</ref>

...temperament) comes from the [[The four humours|humoral medicine]] of the [[ancient Greeks]]. One of the humours (body fluid) was the black [[Bile (biology)|bi ...as an expression for getting angry, although in the view of [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]], the view of "脾" does not correspond to the anatomical "spleen

[[Cannabis (drug)|Cannabis]] has an ancient history of ritual usage as an aid to [[trance]] and has been traditionally ==Ancient African use==

The word '''cannabis''' is from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{lang|grc|κάνναβις}} (''{{lang|grc|kánnabis}}'') (s ...d Crime]]. Retrieved on 23 February 2007</ref> "At a very early period the Chinese recognized the Cannabis plant as dioecious,"<ref>Li Hui-Lin (1973). "The Or

...ts under a shelter.<ref name="Matthews2007">{{cite book | title = Learning Chinese Characters | last1 = Matthews | first1 = A. | last2 = Matthews | first2 = L ...0.1126/science.34.883.761 | journal = Science (New York, N.Y.)}}</ref> The ancient drug [[soma]], mentioned in the [[Veda]]s, was sometimes associated with ca

...lization|Indians]], and [[History of China#Ancient era|Chinese]]. Islamic physicians and other Eastern scholars maintained and advanced the practice of [[Medici ...ry]]. [[Ethanol|Alcohol]] is the oldest known [[sedative]]; it was used in ancient [[Mesopotamia]] thousands of years ago.<ref name=Powell1996/>