Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim was a medical protestant born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland at the turning point of the fifteenth century around the time of the Renaissance Humanism (p. 201). He eventually changed his name to Paracelsus. Paracelsus was educated by his father who happened to be a physician. He learned, “…botany, medicine and natural philosophy” from his father (p.201). This organic way of learning eventually let Paracelsus to become curious with the natural world, and it would shape him to have little respect for the traditional way of education. He preferred the obscure to tradition, and anything mystic, religious, or occult. His beaming curiosity for nature led to many contributions to medicine, toxicology,
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In Paracelsus’ study of alchemy he decided that the three core substances were mercury, salt, and sulphur. He connected these three substances to religious and occult teachings. Mercury represented unpredictability and fluidity, sulphur represented combustibility, and salt represented consistency- this was Paracelsus’ ‘tria prima’ (p. 203). He observed disease as ailments of the soul and his tria prima explained the human body’s mechanisms. As he related these three elements to principles of health he also related minerals and metals to ailments that are carried out by God and …show more content…
His journals were followed by rebels of the medical community and were dubbed Paracelsans. In medicine his work changed the way disease was treated. Before Paracelsus disease was treated with only natural remedies. Paracelsus introduced the usefulness of treating ailments with metals and minerals paired with laudanum (p.203). He didn’t like the idea of dissection because it wasn’t an accurate depiction of how a body works when it is living. His practice of testing theory through experimentation is still used today in modern medicine and modern
In Paracelsus’ study of alchemy he decided that the three core substances were mercury, salt, and sulphur. He connected these three substances to religious and occult teachings. Mercury represented unpredictability and fluidity, sulphur represented combustibility, and salt represented consistency- this was Paracelsus’ ‘tria prima’ (p. 203). He observed disease as ailments of the soul and his tria prima explained the human body’s mechanisms. As he related these three elements to principles of health he also related minerals and metals to ailments that are carried out by God and …show more content…
His journals were followed by rebels of the medical community and were dubbed Paracelsans. In medicine his work changed the way disease was treated. Before Paracelsus disease was treated with only natural remedies. Paracelsus introduced the usefulness of treating ailments with metals and minerals paired with laudanum (p.203). He didn’t like the idea of dissection because it wasn’t an accurate depiction of how a body works when it is living. His practice of testing theory through experimentation is still used today in modern medicine and modern