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Medieval Medicine Revision
Hippocrates and Galen
Hippocrates
Greek physician
460BC - 370BC
Hippocratic Oath still used now
first to use clinical observation
looked for reasoning and observation
Four Humours (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, blood)
wrote around 60 books
went against religion
Galen
Greek physician
born 130AD
studied in Egypt and Rome
worked as a doctor
influenced by Hippocrates
performed dissections on pigs
Church encouraged people to study Galen's work
anyone who criticized him was frowned upon
his work was taught for hundreds of years
majority of his work was incorrect
Religion
Islamic doctors provided new knowledge
heavily supported Galen
banned dissections
ran all hospitals
believed praying was a cure
hindered medical progress
offered indulgences
160 hospitals
some hospitals didn't allow women
targeted for the rich
Churches made people pay to be cured
Treatments
people believed miasma (bad smells) caused illnesses
punishment off God for sins
the supernatural (astrology)
bloodletting and purging
ensuring the humours are balanced
remedies
purifying the air (clean sewage off streets)
Black Death
nobody knew the cause
believed it was punishment from God
tried to prevent the spread by praying and fasting
blamed humour imbalances
charms and potions were treatment
government believed that being too close to dead people caused the plague so cemeteries moved
town tried to isolate themselves
Parliament was closed
population decreased dramatically
cost of land decreased