Greek Medicine (1500BC - 500BC)
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- Greek Medicine
- Supernatural Beliefs and Treatments
- Asclepions were temples people went to if they were ill.
- In asclepions people would sleep in Abatons.
- Abatons had a roof but no walls. They believed a god would come to them in their dreams and cure them.
- Priests would do rounds at asclepions. They would perform rituals to treat the ill. For example they would put snakes on patients.
- In asclepions people would bath and relax, pray to Asclepios and exercise.
- Asclepios' daughters Hygeia and Panacea were also involved in the treatment process.
- Success stories would be recorded on the walls of the Asclepion.
- Natural Beliefs and Treatments
- Hippocrates created the Hippocratic Oath which is still used today.
- Hippocrates came up with observation. This meant doctors would monitor and observe their paitents symptoms so that they could diagnose their illness.
- The theory of the four humours, included yellow bile, phlegm, black bile and blood. It was linked to the seasons and elements.
- Hippocrates wrote all his theories and ideas down in books called the Hippocratic Corpus.
- The Ancient Greeks believed exercise and a good diet was the key to good health.
- Alexandria
- Had a library and a university.
- Had a collection of books from India, China and Egypt.
- Dissection wasn't allowed in Greece but it was in Alexandria.
- Became famous for training medics and surgeons. They went on to travel all over the world. Galen was one and later became famous in roman times.
- Herophilus discover the brain controlled the body and the difference between arteries and nerves.
- Erasistratus discovered the heart was a pump that was proven right 1,800 years later.
- Had a library and a university.
- Surgery
- Surgery was a last resort, most treatments were performed outside the body.
- Surgeons developed good techniques for setting broken bones and in extreme cases would amputate.
- Still a risky procedure
- A range of surgical instruments were developed made from brass, iron and steel.
- Supernatural Beliefs and Treatments
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