Humoral medicine - discussion
Jan. 16th, 2023 05:51 pmToday, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ritaer has posted an invitation to discuss Galenic medicine. Specifically, to challenge the idea that our ancestors were idiots who never noticed that did not work at all.
"Any westerner who has studied the history of medicine has been exposed to the horror stories about the pre-modern practice of medicine in Europe and the Americas. "Heroic" measures including copious bleeding, purging with toxic metals such as mercury compounds and prescriptions made up of 20-20 ingredients are assumed to have killed more than they cured."
I am afraid Magic Monday will run out in a few hours. Therefore, if you are interested in this discussion, I am willing to pick up the ball and host it here for the rest of the week. Please share your comments and enjoy a thoughtful exchange of ideas.
ritaer has posted an invitation to discuss Galenic medicine. Specifically, to challenge the idea that our ancestors were idiots who never noticed that did not work at all."Any westerner who has studied the history of medicine has been exposed to the horror stories about the pre-modern practice of medicine in Europe and the Americas. "Heroic" measures including copious bleeding, purging with toxic metals such as mercury compounds and prescriptions made up of 20-20 ingredients are assumed to have killed more than they cured."
I am afraid Magic Monday will run out in a few hours. Therefore, if you are interested in this discussion, I am willing to pick up the ball and host it here for the rest of the week. Please share your comments and enjoy a thoughtful exchange of ideas.
