Key individuals

• Galen 


  •Expanded on Hippocrates work - Theory of opposites

  •Supported by the church

  •Believed jawbone was 2 bones

  •Believed blood was made in the liver

  •Work was taught at universities
• Hippocrates 


  • Greek Philosopher that made/believed Theory of 4 humours (black bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm) • unbalanced humours caused illness • Work used and built on for years

  • Promoted observation and recording of symptoms

  • Encouraged herbal remedies

  • Removed theory that God caused illness