medicine through time-medieval Flashcards
who was hippocrates?
A Greek Doctor
What time frame was Medieval beliefs?
400 AD - 1450 AD
Who was Galen?
Roman doctor who followed Hippocrates work
Who was the first doctor to encourage dissection?
Galen
What are the common medieval belief for illness?
4 humours,Miasma,God
What were the 4 humours?
Black bile,yellow bile,phlegm,blood
What was the christian belief for the cause of illness?
God and an individuals sin
What were the treatments for the 4 humours?
Bloodletting,purging,diet change,exercise
What was Galen’s theory?
Theory of opposites
What did the church say about Galen?
Galen could not be challenged by anyone
What promise did all doctors have to make?
The Hippocratic oath
What were the christian cures for illness?
Prayer and pilgrimage
Who wrote all of their ideas into books?
Hippocrates and Galen
Who challenged Hippocrates and Galen’s ideas?
Islamic doctors like Ibn al-Nafis
What type of doctors had the first pharmacies?
Islamic doctors/medicine
What was the Hippocratic oath?
Observe,diagnose and then prescribe treatments