Is the Theory of Humors located in one of Hippocrates major works, or is it just a theory he created?

Question

I'm asking if the theory of humors is located in one of his major works or is it just one book he created or is it just a small paragraph.... because i'm looking in two books and there contents and i'm trying to find the theory of humors as its one of Hippocrates major works and i can't find it anywhere

help.

Answer 1

First of all, it bears mention that Hippocrates is a lot like Socrates - on not just in how their names are spelled. We really have no good evidence that anything that is attributed to Hippocrates was actually said or done by him, nor do we have any actual image of him (in spite of many, many statues), and worst of all we have VERY good reasons to believe that many of the things that are attributed to him couldn't possibly really be his.

Of those works which may or may not be his, however, the best one to look into for the theory of the four humours is probably 'On the Nature of Man'. Lots of the books refer to the humours idea here and there, but that one seems to talk about it more in the context of application, as far as I can tell.

Hope that helps!