Cure
- Asclepia were temples. If a sick person slept inside, they’d be healed, because they’d get a visit from the Gods in a dream. All over Greece - show popularity.
- most famous was Epidauras. In mountains. Gym, stadium, library, temples. A health centre. Was hygiene, fresh air, a gym, keep fit. People thought the gods made them better but it was likely to do with the surroundings and a better quality of life.
- belief that a healthy body was one in balance. Start of Four Humours. Each humour had a season and an element. All linked.
- got confused between the effects and the cause.
- used natural remedies, plants, handed down.
-clinical observation, diagnose: study symptoms, prognosis:consider and predict, observation:observe,note,compare, treatment:treat with confidence.
- bled or purged. Flush body, restore balance.
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