Galen : on food and diet
"At the apogee of ancient medical advances stood Galen (AD 129-c. AD 210), once the personal physician to the emperor Marcus Aurelius. A prolific writer, among his surviving works is what he believed to be the definitive guide to a healthy diet, based on the theory of the four humours. In these...
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Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction
- Ch. 2. On the humours
- Ch. 3. On black bile
- Ch. 4. On uneven bad temperament
- Ch. 5. On the causes of disease
- Ch. 6. On barley soup
- Ch. 7. On the power of foods: Book 1
- Ch. 8. On the power of foods: Book 2
- Ch. 9. On the power of foods: Book 3.