![]() ![]() This theory posited that there were four key humors, or liquids, in the human body and that imbalances in these humors were responsible for many physical and mental illnesses.Īccording to the most influential version of this theory, these humors were: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood. Hippocrates - an Ancient Greek physician who lived in the fifth century before the common era and was one of the most important figures in the history of medicine - practiced medicine according to the theory of the four humors, or “humoral theory.” ![]()
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