Ache 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.”
About This Quote
Source Treatise: De Medicina by Hippocrates, c. 400 BC
The passage describes the belief that therapeutic touch can draw out illness and restore health through hand gestures.
In simple terms: Touch can heal by moving illness away.
Key Takeaway
Use careful, intentional touch in healing practices.
Themes
healing
touch
ancient medicine
Mood
reflective
inquisitive
Type
historical
medical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- patient care
- manual therapy
- alternative medicine
- clinical practice
Key Concepts
humoral theory
energy transfer
therapeutic touch
Questions to Reflect On
- Can intention affect physiological outcomes?
- What role does belief play in healing?
A Different Perspective
Modern science questions the mechanism of touch healing.
