The Four Humors, Explained

The humoral theory was the main theory of health and disease for nearly 2,000 years. The idea that blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile could influence your health and personality were the foundation for treatments like bloodletting and leeches, but also the first inklings of psychiatry. In this video, Patrick Kelly will explain the theory of the four humors in depth, and how it was replaced by cell theory in the 1800s. ☠️NONE OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE USED AS MEDICAL ADVICE OR OPINION. IT IS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT☠️ 🔗 L I N K S 🔗 📱Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patkellyteaches/ 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatKellyTeaches 💰Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corporis 🔬Main channel: www.youtube.com/corporis/ 📚My favorite books patkellyteaches.com/books 🔑 P A T R O N S 🔑 Michelle H Rourou Y Joanne K Luna Joe B Kristoffer R Brandon K Brendan P Karly N Ron Blumenfeld Jojo F Dane M 📜 S O U R C E S 📜 Passions and Tempers: a history of the humours (2007) by Noga Arikha Discovery of the Cardiovascular System: from Galen to William Harvey (2011) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21781247/ Galen and his patients (2011) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61240-3/fulltext Legacy of Humoral Medicine by Faith Lagay, PhD (2002) https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/legacy-humoral-medicine/2002-07 32 — The Humors, Bedside Rounds by Adam Rodman, MD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bedside-rounds/id919579524?i=1000404713694 Ayurvedic Medicine, explained https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198827 Morgagni’s legacy https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/clc.4960231021 Baillie’s Morbid Anatomy https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.2019.0036 Morbid Anatomy (1793) https://wellcomecollection.org/works/dgngbqsx/items?canvas=11 Virchow’s Cellular Pathology (1858) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cellular_Pathology/JUth7ntb0_AC?hl=en 💻 C O N T A C T 💻 If you’d like to sponsor a video or have other business inquiries: patkellyteaches [at] gmail.com #historyofmedicine #medicalhistory