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I think Paracelsus was a committed contrarian who was going against a medical system that had a lot wrong with it and how it understood the body. That means he

by neaden 2y ago

I think Paracelsus was a committed contrarian who was going against a medical system that had a lot wrong with it and how it understood the body. That means he was correct in a lot of his criticisms, but he wasn't really any better when he came up with his own ideas.

jhbadger 2y ago
With hindsight, mercury (which was a major component of his "cures") was an unfortunate choice, but as you said, the prevailing belief at the time in the "four humors" (where you were thought to have too much or too little blood, bile, or what not if you were ill) wasn't really much better.