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Humanidades Médicas
On-line version ISSN 1727-8120
Abstract
TORRES PASCUAL, Cristina. Value of hydrotherapy in the Phoenician culture. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.3, pp. 751-756. ISSN 1727-8120.
Water, as a physics agent of nature, has been used since ancient times with hygienic and therapeutic aims. However, different ancient civilizations added it a magic and divine value to get faith healing. The objective of this bibliographical review is to know the therapeutic value of water in the Phoenician culture, as well as to identify the location of thermal centers where it was applied.
Keywords : water; hydrotherapy; history.