In 1835, Pierre Louis showed that it had no effect on three of the diseases for which it was commonly prescribed.
In 1835, Pierre Louis showed that it had no effect on three of the diseases for which it was commonly prescribed. Earlier, it had been advocated by F. J. V. Broussais and Benjamin Rush, who thought that all diseases were caused by unnatural tension. FTP, identify this medical practice, which was employed by the Hippocratics for inflammatory conditions which had an excess of a certain humor, and which generally involved a lancet or a leech.
In 1835, Pierre Louis showed that it had no effect on three of the diseases for which it was commonly prescribed.
{phlebotomy} (accept {bloodletting})