The Humoral Theory, also known as Humorism, developed by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates of Kos, is a medical concept that dominated Western medicine for centuries. This theory proposed that the human body is composed of four humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. According to the Humoral Theory, an imbalance of these humors… Continue reading The Four Humors – Understanding the Humoral Theory and its Relation to Temperaments