Quote by Hippocrates
It is believed by experienced doctors that the heat which oozes out of the hand, on being applied to the sick, is highly salutary. It has often appeared, while I have been soothing my patients, as if there was a singular property in my hands to pull and draw away from the affected parts aches and diverse impurities, by laying my hand upon the place, and extending my fingers toward it. Thus it is known to some of the learned that health may be implanted in the sick by certain gestures, and by contact, as some diseases may be communicated from one to another.
Summary
This quote portrays the belief held by experienced doctors that the heat emitted from their hands while comforting patients can have a healing effect. The doctor shares their observation of a mysterious ability to alleviate pain and remove impurities by placing their hand on the affected area and extending their fingers towards it. This suggests that there is a unique power in certain gestures and physical contact that can transfer health to the sick, in a manner similar to how certain diseases can be transmitted from one person to another.
Topics
Healing
By Hippocrates
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