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Hippocrates diagnosis changed the way that medicine was administrated in the Ancient world. Historians consider that physicians of that time period around the world believed that sickness and diseases was caused by their god's wrath and evil spirits, but Hippocrates developed a theory that sickness and diseases were caused by environmental factors. He created the 'Four Humours' which are the four bodily fluids, and these corresponded to each season; Spring- Blood, Summer- Yellow Bile, Autumn- Black bile and Winter- Phlegm. These were then associated to different qualities. Black bile was cold and dry, Blood was hot and moist, Phlegm was cold and moist and Yellow bile was hot and dry. Using this system of diagnosis, not only did Hippocrates and his followers more accurately diagnose their patients, he changed the views of sickness and the causes of it. The Four Humours are outlined in 'The Nature of Man' which also include a little bit on Hippocrates life and his works.

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