Yun Fong
Jun 6, 2021

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應該唔係咁,而係因為古希臘醫聖(佢係西方第一個指出病唔係撞邪而係有自然因素嘅人)嘅四體液說一路沿用冇改過,認為病係因為四種體液唔平衡導致(中醫都覺得陰陽五行唔平衡就會病咁上下),所以放血係一個恢復「平衡」嘅方法。更慘嘅係歐洲人有種血色素沉著病,真係要靠放血醫的(依家都要),所以更令醫生混淆覺得放血有用。

於是就算去到華盛頓個年代(大佬離中世紀幾百年啦),明明佢已經失血過多,醫生都仲幫佢放血,一招醫百病咁(反正當時西醫冇中醫咁多藥可用)。

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Yun Fong
Yun Fong

Written by Yun Fong

Book Addicts, Piscean science kid, Asperger School librarian with a blog “Daily Fongyun”, author of 《吹水無邊﹕一個教師的閱讀與教學自白》, former CUSU law draftsman

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