Ancient Greek Medicine established the foundations of Western rational medicine. Rooted in the Hippocratic tradition and later systematized by Galen, it views health as a balance of four humors and treats disease through dietary regulation, herbal remedies, surgery, and lifestyle modification.
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Conditions
11
Treatments
28
Evidence Records
12
Sources Used
Foundation of rational medicine — over 60 treatises on diagnosis, prognosis, surgery, and therapeutics
Foundational pharmacopoeia — 600+ plant, animal, and mineral remedies; remained authoritative for 1500 years
Systematized Greek medical knowledge; humoral therapeutics, anatomy, and compound drug preparation
Pulse diagnosis — Galen described 27 pulse types based on speed, rhythm, force, and regularity
Urine examination — color, consistency, sediment, and odor used for diagnosis and prognosis
Evaluation of the patient's dominant humor through appearance, temperament, habits, and symptom patterns