Editing Humorism (section)

== Relation to jaundice ==
According to Hippocratic humoral theory, [[jaundice]] is present in the [[Hippocratic Corpus]]. Some of the first descriptions of jaundice come from the Hippocratic physicians (icterus).<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Papavramidou |first1=Niki |last2=Fee |first2=Elizabeth |last3=Christopoulou-Aletra |first3=Helen |date=2007-12-01 |title=Jaundice in the Hippocratic Corpus |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0281-1 |journal=Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery |language=en |volume=11 |issue=12 |pages=1728–1731 |doi=10.1007/s11605-007-0281-1 |pmid=17896166 |s2cid=9253867 |issn=1873-4626|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The ailment appears multiple times in the Hippocratic Corpus, where its genesis, description, prognosis, and therapy are given. The five kinds of jaundice mentioned in the Hippocratic Corpus all share a yellow or greenish skin color.<ref name=":4" />

A modern doctor will undoubtedly start to think of the symptoms listed in contemporary atlases of medicine after reading the clinical symptoms of each variety of jaundice listed in the Hippocratic Corpus. Despite the fact that the Hippocratic physicians' therapeutic approaches have little to do with contemporary medical practice, their capacity for observation as they described the various forms of jaundice is remarkable.<ref name=":4" /> In the Hippocratic Corpus, the Hippocratic physicians make multiple references to jaundice. At that time, jaundice was viewed as an illness unto itself rather than a symptom brought on by a disease.<ref name=":4" />