What method of study did Hippocrates emphasize?

Answer 1

Hippocrates separated medicine from religion. He argued that contrary to the common beliefs of the time, illness was not a punishment by the gods, but it was the product of environmental factors, diet, and living habits. His approach was based on Humorism, which was the belief that an excess or deficiency of any of four distinct bodily fluids (humours) in a person influenced temperament and health. These were earth (which was predominantly present in the black bile), fire (in the yellow bile) water (in the phlegm) and air (in the blood). All four elements were present in the blood. Unlike the Knidian school of medicine, which focused on diagnosis, the Hippocratic school focused on patient care and prognosis and was more successful in treating illnesses and enabled improvements in clinical practice.