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Hippocrates, a greek doctor, in 460-377 BC
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Why did medieval people believe in the theory of the four humors?
Medieval people inherited much of their understanding of science from ancient Greeks and Romans. The idea of four humors was part of what they had inherited. The idea persisted into modern times, even after the introduction of more scientific medical practices from Islamic medicine, which discarded the idea. The fact that doctors of Western Europe kept the idea alive into the nineteenth century is possibly just a matter of tradition.
What did medieval doctors believe caused illness?
Some Medieval doctors believed that our bodies consisted of four humors, yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm, and if these humors became unbalanced, you became ill. They also thought God caused us to be ill if we had sinned. The illness was enough to terrify you and drive you out of your sins. And some beleived that if the alignment of the sun and planets were changed, it caused illness. They also beleived bad air/oddurs was a cause.
What are the four cardinal humors?
According to the beliefs of ancient Greek and Roman physicians they are black bile, yellow bile, phlegm and blood, this is right but... Black bile is when you eat something and vomit after Yellow Bile is the same or could be coughed out Blood and phlegm can be sneezed out your nose or coughed out
What factors influenced Hippocrates?
For the most part, he was a the father of medicine and so he wasn't really influenced by any other person. His theory of the humorism (the idea that there are four main liquids of the body) was influenced by the Pythagorean theory which stated that Nature was made of four elements-water, earth, wind and fire. The four humors correspond to this like so... Blood-Air Black Bile-Earth Yellow Bile-Fire Phlegm-Water So if you need a specific person, you could explain that he was influenced by Pythagoras.
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What is the theory of the humors?
There were supposedly four humors (black bile, yellow bile, blood and phlegm). When someone was sick, the four humors must have been out of balance and to heal, the four humors had to be balanced again.
What are the four elements that the Four Humors are connected to?
earth, water, fire and air
Where can I get ten pages worth of information about the four humors?
www.answers.com
What physician believed the body was regulated by four fluids or humors?
Egyptian
What are the four humors and relationship to Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth's personality?
yes
When did Hippocrates discover the 4 humors?
Hippocrates discovered medicine in 400s BC.
What have Galen learned from doctors such as Hippocrates?
Galen learned from doctors such as Hippocrates about the four humors.
What is the Hippocrates humoral theory?
Hippocrates believed that the human body was controlled by four humors, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile and blood. Illnesses were caused by an imbalance of the humors.
What are examples of the four humors in movies?
fingers, toes and butt fingers, toes and butt
Which of the four humors did people believe led to a melancholic personality?
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates first popularize the theory that humors in the body contributed to the temperament of people. Melancholia was it was believed to be caused by an excess of black bile.
What are the four humors and there relationship to ilness?
Red Bile Black Bile Yellow Bile Pfleghm Phlegm Blood
What are the four theories of disease causation?
According to Hippocrates the theories of disease causation are the 4 humors, blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile.
