Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Medicine in Medieval England.
Galen's treatment method that involved balancing an excess humour with a remedy possessing opposite qualities (e.g., treating a 'cold' illness with a 'hot' remedy).
Theory of Opposites appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Medicine in Britain and the Western Front, especially Medicine in Medieval England and Ideas About the Cause of Disease.
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
Medicine in Medieval England • Ideas About the Cause of Disease
Medicine in Britain and the Western Front
The Process of Change • Factors Affecting Medical Development
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