Hebrew Medical Astrology - The Kelal Qatan (Brief Treatise) - Medieval Medicine

Astrology and Medicine (and Alchemy) has long enjoyed an intimate relationship. In this episode I'll be exploring a 14th century Hebrew text of Medical Astrology, The Kelal Qatan (Brief Treatise), to learn more about the infamous quartan and tertian fever cycle and the interplay between health and the astral world as a companion to my conversation with ‪@TheAstrologyPodcast‬ - • Jewish Views on Astrol...
Recommended Reading:
Hebrew Medical Astrology: David Ben Yom Tov, Kelal Qatan - 978-0871699558
The Shlomo Sela editions of Ibn Ezra's astrological works

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I wonder how many illnesses were actually caused by these preventative bloodlettings. I mean, it's not like they were boiling the bloodletting device between pokes and it seems like "Well the fevers are coming. Better go poke everyone in the village with my rusty knife box." would just spread the disease around.

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The blades on that device are surprisingly long! They really went deep when blood letting jeeeeeez

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I almost fainted when you demonstrated that bloodletting thing! 😱

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The moon and urine charts remind one of modern time ovulation and pregnancy testing basics. The device you displayed on the other hand would have no logical correlation to the subject of pregancy.Menstruation on one hand is also affected by the moon cycles.Much to ponder.

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Interesting in that this ties in closely to Sunnah (according to the prophet Muhammad SAAWS) prescription that there are particular days of the week and dates of the month when Hijama (dry cupping) is most beneficial, and when it is not so. Being that like the ancient Hebrew calendar, the Hijri (Islamic) calendar is lunar as well.

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That bloodletting device would scare any ill patient away from the doctor’s office to heal on their own….

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17:03 I seem to recall recently hearing a physician describing how a part of their job involved having to smell urine samples, in analyzing them, so I’m sure that chart is not too irrelevant today!

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Similar story in Daniel

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I been through a lot but my urine has never been blue.

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Happy for the nod to pseudo-science, because modern medicine (or chemistry, or astronomy) does not happen in a vacuum. It's way too easy to discard the pseudosciences without giving them any kudos for at least getting the ball rolling. So yay that doctors no longer resort to blood letting (although from the looks it could be like a human blood tapper, kind of like the maple from trees...) Excellent video!

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Dammit Brill!

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What is bloodletting?

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A doctor would make a cut in patient's arm and let some blood out, hence the name. For a longest time it was percieved as go to procedure from every illness

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Killing someone over illogical numbers seems like some star trek stuff

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It’s like chines cupping

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Blood letting device Nope

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I been through a lot but my urine has never been blue.