Stengel H
MMW Munch Med Wochenschr. 1975 Apr 4;117(14):597-600.
The Staff of Aesculapius, the symbol of the art of healing and of the doctor, is one of the oldest and best known of all emblems. It has persisted over thousands of years in spite of numerous changes and revivals and is today the universal sign of medical activity. The manifold origins and the logically incomprehensible content of ideas of the rod with its snake, and also its many levels of interpretation are sketched in this contribution. It is shown how, in the histroy of humanity myths, symbols and folklore, which are fed from different sources, finally condense into an optical symbol of human activity.
医神阿斯克勒庇俄斯之杖是治疗艺术和医生的象征，是所有象征中最古老、最广为人知的象征之一。尽管历经无数次变迁和复兴，它仍延续了数千年，如今是医疗活动的通用标志。本文简述了带有蛇的杖这一象征的多种起源、逻辑上难以理解的观念内容及其多层次的解读。文中展示了在人类历史中，源自不同源头的神话、象征和民俗如何最终凝聚成人类活动的视觉象征。
