The Humors of Health

The Humors of Health: Reviving Ancient Medicine’s Balancing Act

For readers tracing older medical systems at the level of first principles, this volume lays out humoral theory as it was used: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile; diagnosis, treatment, diet, environment, life stages, and prevention. It documents a model of health built on balance, showing how ancient healers read the body and tried to restore equilibrium.

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