Assertion: lithium's use | /r/HasProperty | traced over 1,800 years
Facets:
value: to greek physician galen
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The use of lithium for medicinal purposes can be traced back over 1,800 years to Greek physician Galen, who treated patients with mania by having them bathe in alkaline springs and drink the water,which probably contained lithium.