rsmedical Introduction

Medical practice has been administered since mans earliest days. All the great periods have had their own, often wacky opinions with regard medicine. It would be true to say though that all the advances of the past 100 years have added up to more than all the previous ages put together. These days there really is little to fear when visiting a doctor or going for medical surgery. Some of our original ideas came from the classical period of Ancient Greece. The greatest physician of this era was Hippocrates. It is because of many of his and writings that we can learn so much about medicine of the ancient Greek times. This ancient culture believed that someone practicing medicine should not work for profit but only for the love of mankind. The Hippocratic oath is still taken today by physicians going into the practice of medicine.

It was believed that there were four imbalances that affected the human body. These were referred to as the four 'humors' which consisted of blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile. These conditions had their route in the four elements; earth, air, water and fire. This is similar in thought to Aryuvedic medicine from Ancient India that even today is a serious alternative form of medical practice. The Greeks kept recorded histories of their patients and diagnosed via sight, touch or smell. Minor surgery was performed along with the prescription of a special diet. Some of their practices would have been questioned by today's standards. Patients were often bled to restore blood imbalances!