Medicine through time - Ancient to Medieval times Flashcards
who was Hippocrates?
He was a greek doctor in the medieval times
what was Hippocrates belief?
the 4 humours
What are the four humours?
Yellow bile
black bile
blood
phlegm
What were some treatments for the four humours?
bleeding
purging
diet change
herbs
exercise
Who was Galen?
Galen was a Roman doctor
who first started dissection?
Galen
What was the problems with Dissection?
Dissection was banned by the church
Who had came up with the theory of opposites?
Galen
What was the theory of oppostites?
The theory of oppsosites was when your 4 humours were unbalanced in the human body
What did galen do dissection on?
Galen did dissection on pigs
What did hippocrates and galen do to share their ideas?
they wrote a book
What were Galens and hippocrates book translated into when it came around to islamic ideas?
Arabic
Who first came up with having a pharmacie?
Islamic medicine
where did the muslim ideas reach out too?
doctors coming home from the crusades.
Who controlled the medicine and dissection?
The church
