Galen, a Greek physician, is born. He develops the theory of the four "humors": blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Good health is thought to result from a balance of the humors ...

Galen’s techniques helped treat ancient conditions ... The post 1,800 Years Later, Ancient Greek Druggist’s Pharmacopoeia Won’t Die appeared first on Explorersweb.

Kuehn's edition of Galen's works (1821–33), in spite of all ... Walzer, whose experience and previous work in the fields of Arabic and Greek science and philosophy account for the admirable ...