history medieval medicine Flashcards
what are the 4 humours
blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm
characteristics of blood
warm and wet
coughed up blood
nose bleeds
bad-tempered
characteristics of black bile
cold and dry
vomited
excreted
depressed
characteristics of yellow bile
warm and dry
vomited
feel sick
unhappy
characteristics of phlegm
cold and wet
sneezed
coughed
tearful & unhappy
what were you given if you had lots of phlegm (cold and wet)
something spicy which is hot and dry
who developed the theory o opposites
Galen ( a roman doctor)
what were urine charts
samples of urine
what would a medieval physician look in urine
the colour smell and taste
why would medieval physicians check urine
to check for an illness
what would medieval physicians link urine charts to
the 4 humours, for example if you had very white urine you had too much phlegm
why were hippocrates and galen so important
the church supported their theory, nobody looked for another cause of disease
did medieval doctors have any understanding of germs?
no
what superstitions did medieval people believe in
witchcraft, luck and astrology
who would medieval people blame disease on
minorities such as jews
