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HISTORY OF MEDICINE

CEBRIAN | DEL MUNDO

HIPPOCRATIC ERA

POST HIPPOCRATIC ERA

POST HIPPOCRATIC ERA


Aristotle
was born in 384 B.C. in
Stageira in Macedonia
He focused on empiricism
and
observation
of
phenomena
within
their
natural habitats, primarily
within the animal kingdom.
represented massive progress
in knowledge of animals and
plant
life,
recording
his
discoveries in many books

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Aristotle
three souls that could lie within
any organism:

vegetative soul over growth


procreation
sensitive soul over sensation
movement
rational soul over thought
He held that plant life contained
the first soul, animals the first
and only humans all three

and
and

only
two,

The fruit of Aristotles teaching


and example was seen later on
in the schools of Alexandria.

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Galen
was born around 130 AD
the greatest physician of ancient
Rome
contributed much to the medical field
through anatomy and herbology
Though human dissection was still
not allowed at this period, he was
able to learn about human anatomy
due to his position as a physician at a
gladiator school, which frequently
presented him with patients who had
open wounds.

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Galen
Through these wounds he was able to
observe muscle, bone, and other
components of the human body,
documenting his discoveries and
forwarding the field of Greek medicine
thoughts and senses were processed in
the brain and that each hemisphere
affected the opposite side of the body
discovered the importance of the spine
and that injuries to it could result in
paralysis below the point of trauma

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Galen
He was renowned for diagnosing
conditions, as well as treating the
identified ailments appropriately.
His experiments with minerals and
plant materials provided him with
plenty of knowledge in using these
resources for patient treatment.
he was one of the first physicians to
write out precise prescriptions for
various
ailments
based
on
his
diagnoses, paving the way for common
methods used in modern Western
medicine

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