Hippocrates' and Galen

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Hippocrates and Galen
- when was Hippocrates alive?
- what did Hippocrates do?
- when was Galen alive?
- How important were Hippocrates' discoveries?
- how important were Galen's ideas?
- What did Galen do?
- was Hippocrates' theory correct?
- Why were their theories incorrect?
Hippocrates lived from c.460-c.377BC
He created the theory of the four humours which are blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile.He believed for a person to remain healthy, the four humours had to be balances
The four humours and miasma were both incorrect theories. however they assumed disease had a natural cause rather than a supernatural one which is what most believed in.
Galen only ever dissected animals because of this his theories weren't accurate as human and animal bodies are very different.
He developed Hippocrates' theory of the four humours and he believed that disease could treated using the opposites.
He was extremely influential in medical diagnosis and treatment. His ideas were taught for centuries after his death
Galen lived from AD129-AD210
They were very important as people such as Galen based their work off of his and we have named the Hippocratic oath after him.

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