The Four Humors (derived from Hippocrates, Aristotle and ...



The Four Humors. Derived from Hippocrates, Aristotle and Galen.

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|Humour |Body substance |produced by |Element |Qualities |Complexion and Body |Personality |

| | | | | |type | |

|Sanguine |blood |liver |air |hot and moist |red-cheeked, corpulent |amorous, happy, generous, |

| | | | | | |optimistic, irresponsible |

|Choleric |yellow bile |spleen |fire |hot and dry |red-haired, thin |violent, vengeful, short-tempered,|

| | | | | | |ambitious |

|Phlegmatic |phlegm |lungs |water |cold and moist |corpulent |Sluggish, pallid, cowardly |

|Melancholic |black bile |gall bladder |earth |cold and dry |sallow, thin |Introspective, sentimental, |

| | | | | | |gluttonous |

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