MEDICINE THROUGH TIME - Ancient Greek
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- Created on: 02-02-17 16:58
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- Ancient Greek Medicine 1
- Religion
- Asclepius
- the god of healing
- the temples were used for healing. the sick went there to be cured. They believed that at night, when all the sick were sleeping, Asclepius would cure everyone.
- the priests would administer ointments, perform rituals, and place snakes on the patient (snakes were Asclepius' sacred animal)
- Asclepius
- Theory
- The four humours
- yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm
- the unbalancing of these caused disease
- The four humours
- Government
- made it illegal to dissect humans everywhere apart from Alexandria so little anatomy was known about the human body
- Key Individual
- Hippocrates
- was a Roman in the Greek Times
- came up with the theory of the four humours
- he wanted there to be a more logical approach for medicine, and so came up with theory
- he advised balancing the humours, but also recognised the importance of exercise, hygiene, and healthy eating
- he said that you should write everything successful down, which he did. He wrote many books which all formed part of 'the Hippocratic Collection'
- shows further understanding of diagnosis, observation and treatment
- He suggested that no treatment should be done until reasonable diagnosis was complete
- Hippocrates
- women
- allowed to be doctors in Ancient Greece
- Attitudes
- hygiene was key in Greece
- Washing skin, hair, and teeth was essential - especially when being treated for disease
- 'A Regiment for Health' was a book about what to eat during the different seasons - eating a lot and drinking a little in winter, while in summer you eat a little and drink a lot
- hygiene was key in Greece
- Science and Technology
- surgeons found a good technique for setting broken bones
- range of surgical instruments were made such as scalpels, forceps, shears, probes and hooks - all madde from iron, steel and brass
- Religion
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