Treatments and Prevention of Disease (Roman) Flashcards
1
Q
What were the Roman treatments of disease?
A
- Theory of Opposites
- Blood letting and purging
- Herbal remedies
2
Q
What was the ‘Theory of Opposites’?
A
A theory developed by Galen that if the humours were rebalanced using ‘opposites’ then the illness would be cured
3
Q
What would be prescribed if the patient was too hot/cold
A
Too hot- Patient was given cucumber to cool them
Too cold- Patient was given pepper to warm them
4
Q
How many herbal remedies were created by Dioscorides
A
600
5
Q
How did Romans try to prevent disease?
A
- Exercise and keep a healthy diet
- Build settlements away from swamps
- Pray to Gods
6
Q
Why were Roman settlements built away from swamps?
A
To ensure that there was no miasma to cause disease
7
Q
Which Gods did the Romans pray to mainly to prevent disease?
A
Apollo and Asclepius
