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Francois Joseph Victor Broussais, French Physician

A man sitting in chair, arms outstretched, streams of blood pouring out as a nun places leeches on his body; a man (Broussais) stands in the doorway wearing top hat and coat; sign on the wall reads: Oeuvres complètes de Broussais. Francois Joseph Victor Broussais (1772-1838), French physician whose advocacy of bleeding, leech treatments, and fasting dominated Parisian medical practice early in the 19th century. In 1816 he published his Examen de la doctrine medicale generalement adopte, (Review of the medical doctrine generally adopts) which drew down upon its author the wrath of the whole medical faculty of Paris, but eventually his doctrines triumphed. Late in life Broussais became an advocate and a patient of homeopathy and declared that orthodox medicine was 'more harmful than useful to humanity'. Bloodletting was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluid were considered to be "humors" the proper balance of which maintained health, but it often weakened sick patients. It was the most common medical practice performed by doctors from antiquity up to the late 19th century, a time span of almost 2,000 years.
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Francois Joseph Victor Broussais, French Physician
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Traducción automática: Un hombre sentado en una silla, con los brazos extendidos, chorros de sangre brotando mientras una monja le coloca sanguijuelas en el cuerpo; un hombre (Broussais) está de pie en la puerta con sombrero de copa y abrigo; cartel en la pared dice: Oeuvres complètes de Broussais. Francois Joseph Victor Broussais (1772-1838), médico francés cuya defensa de las hemorragias, los tratamientos con sanguijuelas y el ayuno dominó la práctica médica parisina a principios del siglo XIX. En 1816 publicó su Examen de la doctrina medicale generalement adopte, (Revisión de la doctrina médica generalmente adoptada) que atrajo sobre su autor la ira de toda la facultad de medicina de París, pero finalmente sus doctrinas triunfaron. Más adelante en su vida, Broussais se convirtió en defensor y paciente de la homeopatía y declaró que la medicina ortodoxa era "más dañina que útil para la humanidad". La sangría se basaba en un antiguo sistema de medicina en el que la sangre y otros fluidos corporales se consideraban "humores" cuyo equilibrio adecuado mantenía la salud, pero a menudo debilitaba a los pacientes enfermos. Fue la práctica médica más común realizada por médicos desde la antigüedad hasta finales del siglo XIX, un lapso de tiempo de casi 2.000 años.
A man sitting in chair, arms outstretched, streams of blood pouring out as a nun places leeches on his body; a man (Broussais) stands in the doorway wearing top hat and coat; sign on the wall reads: Oeuvres complètes de Broussais. Francois Joseph Victor Broussais (1772-1838), French physician whose advocacy of bleeding, leech treatments, and fasting dominated Parisian medical practice early in the 19th century. In 1816 he published his Examen de la doctrine medicale generalement adopte, (Review of the medical doctrine generally adopts) which drew down upon its author the wrath of the whole medical faculty of Paris, but eventually his doctrines triumphed. Late in life Broussais became an advocate and a patient of homeopathy and declared that orthodox medicine was 'more harmful than useful to humanity'. Bloodletting was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluid were considered to be "humors" the proper balance of which maintained health, but it often weakened sick patients. It was the most common medical practice performed by doctors from antiquity up to the late 19th century, a time span of almost 2,000 years.
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2850 x 3288 px | 26.8 MB
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24.1 x 27.8 cm | 9.5 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
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