Natural Explanations Flashcards
What are the 4 humors
Blood, phlem, black bile and yellow bild
Who created the theory of the 4 humors?
Hippocrates
Who developed the theory of the 4 humors
Galen
What did Galen believe the humors linked too
Seasons and/or elements
What was Galen’s solution to the 4 humour?
They needed to be balanced- eg. blood letting or eating opposite foods
Was the theory of the 4 humour a change or continuity
A change
What is miasma theory?
The idea that bad smells cause disease
Where did miasma theory originally come from?
The Greeks
When was miasma theory most popular
In medieval Britain
What was miasmas eventually replaced by
The germ theory
What did the miasma theory encourage
Healthier hygiene and cleaner living spaces
How is Hippocrates ideas used today
Hippocratic oath- every Doctor must say before becoming a doctor
Why is it important Galen and Hippocrates theory’s were translated into latin?
Latin was very important In the Roman Catholic church so it ment their work was important to the religion and was believe to be the absolutely truth
What did Galen disect?
Animals
Where Galen and Hippocrates taught for a long or little time?
A long long time (centuries after their death)
