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navigation, search Bowl of Hygieia  Bowl of Hygieia is one of
the symbols of pharmacy. Hygieia was the Greek goddess of
hygiene, and the daughter of Aesculapius. Aesculapius' symbol is
his rod, with a snake twined around it; correspondingly,
Hygieia's symbol is a cup or chalice with a snake twined around
its stem and poised above it.  Usage of symbol by pharmaceutical
associations[edit]  The bowl of Hygieia has been used as a
symbol of the pharmacy professional at least as far back as
1796, when it was used on a coin minted for the Parisian Society
of Pharmacy.[1] It has since been adopted by many more
pharmaceutical associations worldwide, such as the American
Pharmacists Association,[2] the Canadian Pharmacists
Association,[3] the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia,[4] and
the Doctor of pharmacy Association,[5] Conseil de l'Ordre des
Pharmaciens in France[6] (where is written in law with an other
symbol green greek cross[7]).  Bowl of Hygeia A