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Area of Science:

  • Medical History
  • Classical Antiquity Studies

Background:

  • Gout knowledge is traced through historical medical texts, including the first-century CE "Anonymus Parisinus Darembergii sive Fuchsii" manuscript.
  • This review aims to establish the timeline of gout understanding from the Corpus Hippocraticum to the Renaissance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the "Anonymus Parisinus" treatise for insights into gout understanding.
  • To situate the knowledge of gout within the historical context bridging ancient Greek medicine and the Renaissance.

Main Methods:

  • The study utilized the 1997 Leiden critical edition of "Anonymi Medici. De Morbis acutis et chronicis", unifying four manuscripts.
  • Analysis focused on the 945-word section on gout, examining its described causes, signs, and therapy.

Main Results:

  • Gout causes were attributed to "Ancients"' theories of bilious humors and phlegm.
  • Signs included inflammation and severe pain, often starting in the great toe (podagra) but potentially affecting other joints (arthritis).
  • Therapy involved bloodletting, dietary changes, and avoiding specific foods and activities.

Conclusions:

  • The "Anonymus Parisinus" provides a comprehensive view of gout understanding in the period between the Corpus Hippocraticum and Galen.
  • This manuscript is crucial for understanding the evolution of medical knowledge on gout during antiquity.