Kathryn Moore Jacqui Uribe and Matthew Kmetz 1200 BCE to 200 BCE Advanced enlightened age Life span varied approximately 2040 years Greek Life Polytheistic Religious roots for medicine ID: 442478
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Greek Medicine
Kathryn Moore, Jacqui Uribe and Matthew KmetzSlide2
1200 B.C.E to 200 B.C.E
Advanced, enlightened age
Life span varied, approximately 20-40 years
Greek LifeSlide3
Polytheistic
Religious roots for medicine
Asclepius - God of Medicine
temples
BeliefsSlide4
Worked in temples
Religious based treatments
Clever ruses to draw in
customers
Asclepian Physician PriestsSlide5
Primary medical roles:
Bonesetter
Midwife
Apothecary Witch doctor
Who treated who?Slide6
Nonpractical
Medicine revolved around
religion
Witch DoctorSlide7
Bonesetters and Chiropractics
Realigns broken bones or dislocated joints
“Look to the nervous
system as the key to maximum health.” - Claudius GalenSlide8
Worked in gynecology and obstetrics
Guidelines of an ideal
midwife created by
MidwivesSlide9
Prepared and sold drugs
Known as “ancient pharmacists”
ApothecariesSlide10
Hippocrates
“Father of Modern Medicine”
Rational causes for diseases
Rise of Science in MedicineSlide11
Four stages
Examination
Diagnosis
TreatmentPrognosis
Clinical ObservationSlide12
Health relies on balance of four liquids
yellow bile
black bile
phlegmblood
4 Humor TheorySlide13
Guidelines for a doctor’s conduct
professional and passionate
Hippocratic OathSlide14
Original:
“Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients...I will keep secret”
Hippocratic Oath Today
Modern:
“I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know”Slide15
Common Diseases
Gonorrhea
Cholera
Leprosy
AnemiaSlide16
Discovered when stone-like objects were found in the gallbladder
Treated by flaxseeds
High Cholesterol TreatmentSlide17
Rare condition
Treatment is similar to today’s
Diet and exercise
Also used black cumin
Diabetes TreatmentSlide18
Patients were prescribed a bath with high sulfur concentration
Acne TreatmentSlide19
“The Master of Those Who Know”
Studied treatments of the body
AristotleSlide20
Body balance relies on four humors
Choleric
Sanguine
PhlegmaticMelancholic
Corresponding fluid,
personality and quality
4 Humor Theory RevisedSlide21
Clinical Observation
Hippocratic Oath
Scalpel
Medical Practices Still Used TodaySlide22
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Work Cited Slide23
"THE APOTHECARY'S ART."
Greek Medicine: THE APOTHECARY'S ART
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"The Four Humours." The Four Humours. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
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Hippocrates []
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