Galenic Medical Tradition

Galen - Wikipedia

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Maimonides was influenced by Galen, whom he cited most often in his medical works, and whom he considered to be the greatest physician of all time. In India many Hindu physicians studied Persian and Urdu languages and learnt Galenic medicine. This trend of studies among Hindu physicians began in 17th century … See more

Galenic Medicine | Encyclopedia.com

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Galenic medicine (also called humoralism or Galenism) derives its name from the Greek physician and philosopher Galen (129–c.216c.e..). Galen's prolific writings were rooted …

Ancient Greek medicine - Wikipedia

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Biomedicine and Health: Galen and Humoral Theory

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Galenic works served as the basis for university medical study until the discoveries of the Italian anatomist Vesalius (1514–1564) in 1543. This article will analyze the roots of …

Galen and Galenism | SpringerLink

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Heritage and Rupture with the Tradition Through his education and his extensive readings (possibly started in his early years in the rich library of his father), …

Chapter 2 Galen in Late Antique Medical Handbooks

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This chapter explores the use and adaptation of the Galenic corpus in the hands of late antique medical compilers. It is divided into two main sections dealing with Greek and …

Ageing and the Galenic tradition: a brief overview

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Although Paracelsus wrote little concerning old age and longevity, by denouncing the canon, by rubbishing both Hippocrates and Galen and the scholastic …

Galenic Medicine: What is it? | The School of Aromatic …

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A Galenic physician practiced their art by assisting nature (physis) in restoring the patient to balance; nature was both the source, and the limit, of the physician’s capabilities. Galenic physicians incorporated elements …

HUMORALISM (or Galenism) – Encyclopaedia Iranica

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HUMORALISM ( ṭebb-e jālinusi/ṭebb-e yunāni ), or Galenism, a medical philosophy that considers illness as an imbalance in the body’s four elemental humors ( ča-hār ḵelṭ ), which are identified as …

Holistic Medicine and the Western Medical Tradition

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The Western medical tradition spans millennia, extending from the prehistoric use of plants and herbs to heal wounds through the technological advances of the present day. Over that long history, the …