what does a snake represent as a logo for pharmacy?
what does a snake represent as a logo for pharmacy?
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The Rod of Asclepius (also known as Asklepios or Aesculapius) is an ancient Greek symbol associated with astrology and healing the sick with medicine. It consists of a serpent entwined around a staff. Asclepius, the son of Apollo, was practitioner of medicine in ancient Greek mythology. He was instructed in medicine by the centaur Chiron also connected to the constellation Ophiuchus.
The Rod of Asclepius symbolizes the healing arts by combining the serpent, which in shedding its skin is a symbol of rebirth and fertility, with the staff, a symbol of authority, befitting the god of Medicine. The snake wrapped around the staff is widely claimed to be a species of rat snake, Elaphe longissima, also known as the Aesculapian (Asclepian) snake. It is native to southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, and some central European spa regions, apparently brought there by Romans for their healing properties.
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The logo comes from the Bible. In the days of Moses, the people got sick, and God told Moses to put a snake on a pole and hold it up so the people could look on the snake and be healed.
(This was a foreshadow of Jesus Christ).
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Snake venom is used to make musle and pain relaxer drugs and because mabey the doctor is a slimy b a s t a r d
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snake oil?
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definition of pharmaceutical symbols at http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/pdfs/mussheet13.pdf
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Good info here:
http://drblayney.com/Asclepius.html
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