Medicine

In the Urantia Book

Belief in disease spirits driven out by foul-smelling medicine was complemented by early medical practices like purging and the use of raw cocoa and quinine. 90:4.8
Some people believed in plant remedies as universal cures for diseases caused by spirits and animals. 90:4.7
Fasting, dieting, and counterirritants, along with roots and various salts, were among the earliest medicines, followed by raw cocoa, quinine, oil, wine, opium, and castor oil. 90:4.8-9
The depersonalization of natural phenomena in magic gave birth to modern medicine. 81:2.9
Under the shamans, ancient men practiced wholehearted, unscientific methods of disease prevention and treatment, demonstrating the power of faith as a remedy. 90:4

The Good Samaritan used oil and wine as a gesture of compassion towards the wounded man. 164:1.3
Government refrains from interfering with personal health matters, including medicine, in the continental nation of a nearby planet. 72:7.2
A merry heart, led by the Father's spirit, is better than riches and brings satisfaction from within, like medicine. 149:5.2
Refrain from despising material means for healing human diseases, Jesus taught, as miracles are not the sole remedy. 164:3.15

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

Good Samaritan 164:1.3 — Lk 10:30-37.
Spirit of man is candle of Lord 149:5.2 — Pr 20:27.
Goodly heritage 149:5.2 — Ps 16:6.
Little of righteous is better than wealth of wicked 149:5.2 — Ps 37:16.
Good man satisfied within self 149:5.2 — Pr 14:14.
A merry heart is a cheerful face 149:5.2 — Pr 15:13. *A merry heart is a continual feast*: Pr 15:15.
Better little with reverence 149:5.2 — Pr 15:16-17.
Better little with righteousness 149:5.2 — Pr 16:8.
Merry heart is good medicine 149:5.2 — Pr 17:22.
Better is some with composure 149:5.2 — Ec 4:6.