What are the Four Humors? Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3 of an educational video about Greek Medicine and its concept of the Four Humors. Explains what the Four Humors are and their functions in the body. Part 1 introduces the Four Humors. For more information please visit www.greekmedicine.net

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Education

Tags:

• greek medicine
• Hippocrates
• Galen
• 4 humors
• four humors
• 4 humours
• four humours
• blood
• phlegm
• yellow bile
• black bile
• sanguine
• phlegmatic
• choleric
• melancholic
• pepsis
• serous fluids

[resistance5555]

thc

may these virtues b dedicated to Themis Ani mal

[YourGamingTeam]

amI stupid? I didn't understand anything please help...

[AestheticsAvenue]

Thanks for sharing! I love learning about the various ways that other cultures/countries/etc view the body and its functions.

[panfluteman2000]

You're Welcome, Downfacingdog! Please excuse me again for ignoring the obvious simple play on words, and trying to take things beyond what the simple situation warranted. My own outspokenness and forwardness with my own personal opinions often stirs up quite a bit of trouble and antagonism. Many yoga practitioners like yourself are partial to Ayurveda, and I can respect that. I was simply trying to present another perspective on medicine and healing in my videos.

[Downfacingdog]

Thanks Dave!!!

[surrealpillow]

amazing work!! ancient/medieval medicine is so much more naturalistic, quite a contrast to modern day pharmaceutical companies and corporatised medicine. would love to see a video on astrological medicine

[panfluteman2000]

Dear Eameece: Thanks for your fair and balanced comment. Modern medicine and traditional medicine need not be contradictory or mutually exclusive. Rigid dogmatism is not the way, and a broader perspective will recognize much that is of value in the traditional holistic approach to medicine. I show the common ground in my videos. Sincerely,

 David Osborn

[eameece]

A holistic approach is returning to medicine, and esoteric and mystical ideas are basic to that approach. That does not mean modern science has to be discarded. Humorism was accepted practice until about 60 years ago, so it's not that far-fetched to consider it. I don't know myself yet if it's valid medicine, but Osborn seems to relate it to modern concepts as well as to Oriental medicine.

[makdisi]

I totaly agree Mr. David, one should not jump quick to condemn what they dont know, Unani medicine is was developed through hundred of years and it deserves some respect.

At least it doesnt have the side effects such as the conventional medicine.

Regards and please keep going.

Mohammad-Palestine

[panfluteman2000]

There's a lot to study. As I say in Part 3, humoral concepts also apply to Chinese medicine, which has a lot of verifiable scientific data to back it up. It's not just limited to India. In India Unani treatments are bringing results for healing chronic diseases that modern medicine is ill suited for, which is verified by clinical research. That's why the Indian government supports it and funds it. What you consider to be "real" is in fact just blind, arbitrary prejudice.