Greek Medicine From - Hippocrates To Galen: Selec...

Edited by Philip van der Eijk , translated by Neil Allies.

Brill, as part of the Studies in Ancient Medicine series (Vol. 40). Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen: Selec...

Accessible via OAPEN Library and the Internet Archive . Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen - Selected Papers Edited by Philip van der Eijk , translated by Neil Allies

Analyzes how Galen (2nd century AD) interpreted and preserved Hippocratic tradition. This section covers Galen's reading of medical ethics and the theory of the four humours (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile), which remained the standard medical paradigm for centuries. Key Bibliographic Details Edited by Philip van der Eijk