Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician born around 460 BC who is considered the father of modern medicine. He rejected superstitions and believed that illness was caused by natural processes involving an imbalance of the four humors in the body. Hippocrates emphasized the importance of cleanliness, lighting, and a patient's mental state for healing. He made direct contributions to medicine by being the first to describe many diseases and conditions, categorize illnesses based on symptoms, and establish professional standards for physicians. The Hippocratic Oath, which doctors still take today, was based on his ethical principles of practicing medicine.

1. Hippocrates

2. CONTENT
• BIOGRAHPY
• HIPPOCRATIC THEORY
• HUMORISM AND CRISIS
• PROFESSIONALISM
• DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MEDICINE
• HIPPOCRAT OATH

3. BIOGRAPHY
• Born around the year 460 BC
• Father : Heraclides
• Mother :Praxitela
• Sons: Thessalus and Draco
• Son in law : Polybus (was also his
student)

4. Hippocratic theory
• The first physician to reject
superstitions
• Ancient Greek schools of medicine
were split (into the Knidian and
Koan) on how to deal with disease.
• Hippocratic medicine and its
philosophy are far removed from that
of modern medicine.

5. HUMORISM AND CRISIS
• all illness was the result of an
imbalance in the body of the four
humours, fluids which in health were
naturally equal in proportion

6. • illness would begin to triumph and
the patient would succumb to death,
or the opposite would occur and
natural processes would make the
patient recover

7. • The therapeutic approach was based
on "the healing power of nature"

8. PROFESSIONALISM
• Doctors were told to make sure
their hands were clean before
they treated patients. He said the
operating room should be well
lighted and look cheerful. His
thought patients in good spirits
would heal faster.

9. • Physicians should be men of
honor, according to Hippocrates.
He encouraged them to work as
hard as possible for the good of
the sick.

10. DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS
TO MEDICINE
• Hippocrates and his followers were
first to describe many diseases and
medical conditions.
• Hippocrates was also the first
physician to describe Hippocratic face
in Prognosis

11. • Hippocrates began to categorize
illnesses
• symptomatology

12. HIPPOCRATIC OATH
• The Hippocratic Oath is an oath
traditionally taken by doctors
swearing to ethically practice
medicine.

13. By: Swasti Singh chauhan
Group 22