Religious Influence on Medicine in Ancient China and Greece

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…their everyday actions. Because of this, it is not surprising that scientists did not associate the gods with their scientific research. Instead, medical ailments had very simple explanations. The body was divided into four basic fluids: phlegm, blood, melancholy, or bilious. Any imbalance of these fluids was the cause for nearly all illnesses. Greek thought and culture was centered on the world around them, and this is reflected in the medicinal theories of that region.