Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500.
A medical theory developed by Galen suggesting that humoral imbalances could be treated by applying the opposite (e.g., treating a "hot" fever with "cold" remedies).
Theory of Opposites appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The People’s Health (c.1250–Present), especially Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500 and Responses to the Black Death.
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