Greek Medicine

Greek Medicine

Asclepions
1. Asclepios: god of healing
2. Asclepion: temple (part of Ascelpeia)
3. Ascelpeia: A place where ill people went to relax, built in quiet places
Hippocrates
1. 4 seasons
  1. Phlegm: Winter (sneezing, colds)
  2. Blood: Spring (nosebleeds)
  3. Black bile: Autumn (dry skin, vomiting and diarrhea)
  4. Yellow Bile: Summer (fevers, vomiting, yellow bile)
2. Clinical observation
  1. He showed importance of observation and careful recording
  2. Could be used for future patients
3. The Hippocratic Oath
  1. Ensures high standards
  2. Still used today
  3. For benefit of patient (not money)
Who treated the sick?
1. Women not allowed to study medicine
2. Mothers/ wives
Surgery
1. 1200 BC: iron and steel gave doctors better equipment
2. Few operations outside body (except draining of lungs for pneumonia)

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