In fact, his name might’ve been the original “poast.” His real name was Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim (quite the mouthful). Paracelsus let wounds drain with great success and declared, “If you prevent infection, nature will heal all wounds itself.” His self-confidence and wit would’ve made for some great Tweets. A common medieval practice was to tightly wrap up wounds, preventing pus and bacteria from draining. Importantly, he was a champion of letting nature be in charge. He recognized that goiter was an iodine problem, not an evil humor. ![]() He is known as the father of chemotherapy because he treated cancers with metals. He was obsessed with metals and their healing powers, though he was not one of those medieval sorcerers trying to turn everything into gold. Were he to have been on Twitter, you'd probably find him attacking every standard medical account in their replies.ĭoc Paracelsus: Frog Twitter yes, but all types of naturalist and homeopathic accounts too. His contempt for formal knowledge, high theory, received academic wisdom, and even basic manners at times would have drawn many modern followers. He was too unorthodox for Reddit certainly. He would certainly have had an obscure blog, with no fancy graphics but just daily streams of ideas and thoughts which over time would attract the sort of frog one finds on Twitter. Would Paracelsus be all over frog Twitter ? He roamed around Europe seeking out gypsies, medicine men, and old wives, because “The universities do not teach all things…a doctor must be a traveler. Although Paracelsus did eventually get a medical degree from a university, he always believed that medicine was a trade that required apprenticeships. Medicine should be about preventing disease and getting healthier. Corporate Medicine today teaches doctors to be reactive and treat disease with pills and/or surgery. So Doc, in other words, the medical establishment is elitist and snobby?ĭoc Paracelsus: That, and it doesn’t teach you actual medicine. ![]() ![]() He stormed out of each because, in his words, “the high colleges manage to produce so many high asses.” After apprenticing with his father, a physician, and then with metallurgists, he bounced around different universities in Basel, Tübingen, Wittenberg, Leipzig, Heidelberg, and Cologne. I remember going to medical school and thinking, “This is it? You mean I just memorize everything you say, regurgitate it, and I become a doctor?” It turns out Paracelsus felt the same way. He rejected the medical and academic establishment of his medieval times (there was an establishment even back then). Doc Paracelsus: During my years of clinical practice and especially during COVID-19, the more I learned about the real Paracelsus, the more he became a hero.
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