Theory that the body was made up of 4 parts:
Blood
Black Bile
Phlegm
Yellow Bile
Created by Hippocrates
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Theory of opposites
If the 4 humours became imbalanced you were treated with the opposite to the humour you had too much of. E.g. if you had too much phlegm (cold) you ate chilis (hot).
Created by Galen
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Miasma
Theory that disease was spread through smells.
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Religious
If you sinned God would punish you by making you ill - treatments therefore consisted of prayers, fasting etc.
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Astrology
People believed you became ill when
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Card 2
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If the 4 humours became imbalanced you were treated with the opposite to the humour you had too much of. E.g. if you had too much phlegm (cold) you ate chilis (hot).
Created by Galen
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Theory of opposites
Card 3
Front
Theory that disease was spread through smells.
Back
Card 4
Front
If you sinned God would punish you by making you ill - treatments therefore consisted of prayers, fasting etc.
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