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
What were some medieval beliefs?
power of chrisitian church
Miasma(bad air)
Who would you go to if you got ill?
Wise woman
quack doctor
What did hippocrates make that doctor still use today?
The hippocratic oath
What is the hippocratic oath?
Its a oath that doctors make promising that they will keep all the infomation between them and the patient and wont share it with anyone else.
