Medieval Beliefs and Treatments

• Four Humours


  Concept by Hippocrates: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile imbalance causes sickness.
• Black Death Punishment


  Belief that the Black Death was a divine punishment.
• Miasma Theory


  Belief that bad air caused diseases like the Black Death.
• Planetary Movements


  Belief that planetary positions caused illnesses like the Black Death.
• Limited Surgery


  Surgeons lacked anatomy knowledge and anesthesia for complex surgeries.
• Church Influence


  Major influence on disease beliefs; challenging church led to punishment.
• Hippocrates and Galen


  Church-supported ideas aligning with Hippocrates and Galen's teachings.