Lecture 1 Intro and Pioneers Flashcards
(32 cards)
How would you define Naturopathy? (what are we encouraging the body to do?)
Natural healing , encouraging the body to heal itself.
What is Hippocrates know as?
The Farther of Medicine.
What are the 3 stages of the principles of treatment did Hippocrates suggest?
1: First use food
2: Then use herbs.
3: Finally intervention
Who said “Nature if the physician of man?’
Hippocrates
Complete the phrase ‘Let …. by thy …… ……. and ……. by thy food’
Food / Medicine
What responsibility did Hippocrates think patients have?
They needed to take responsibility of their own health in the process of healing.
How did Hippocrates change seeing patients?
case taking and making detailed medical notes.
Who is Samuel Thomson?
American Herblist.
Due to his mother and daughters being ill he set up a root and herb practise.
What herb did Samuel Thomson use often?
Lobelia (emetic herb) and Capsicum
What are Thomsons triology of healing?
Emlimination, Restore body heat, promote sweating.
What did Johannes Scroth advocate for due to watching sick animals?
Fasting (5:2)
What else did Johannes Scroth advocate for due to injury from a horse?
Hydrotherapy
Johannes also created Rhythmic changes- can you explain this further?
Alternative hot/ cold applications and Dry eating days they wet eating days. He was the first theorised 5:2 intermitting fasting.
What is Vincenz Priessnitz know as?
Farther of Nautropathy
What did Priessnitz advocate for? (bandages)
The pressnitz bandage to draw out toxins.
What did Heinrick Franke advoacte for?
Hydrotheraphy alterning between hot and cold.
Describe Heinrick Franke approach to hydrotherapy
Alternating hot and cold when in the shower to aid lymphatic drainage.
What does the hot do in hydrotherapy?
Restores respiration and increases circulation
What does cold do in hydrotherapy?
increases respiration and slows circulation
What is Sebastian Kneipp know as?
Farther of hydotherapy
What did Kneipp use to support hydrotherapy?
Bandages (alternate to Prieissnitz bandages)
Louis Kuhne formulated the ‘unity of disease’ - what did he believe was this one cause?
Foreign matter in the body and acid state.
What did Harvey Kellogg promote? How did this lead to creation of cereal?
Intestinal microflora, therefore invested breakfast cereal to support healthy bowl function
why do kellogg promote regular enemas? What he believe
Believed that by removing morbid matter from the colon he would stop auto-toxaemia.