Brunonian system of medicine

The Brunonian system of medicine is a theory of medicine which regards and treats diseases as caused by defective or excessive excitation. It was developed by the Scottish physician John Brown and is outlined in his 1780 publication Elementa Medicinae. It was based on the theories of his teacher William Cullen.

Although Brown's theory never became very popular in Britain, it had temporary success in America, Italy, and the German-speaking part of Europe.[1] In 1802, a riot between Brunonian and non-Brunonian students of medicine at the University of Göttingen was stopped by cavalry.[2]

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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  1. ^ Conrad, Lawrence I. (1995), The Western Medical Tradition: 800 BC–1800 AD, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521475643 , page 395.
  2. ^ Wilson, John L. (1999), Stanford University School of Medicine and the Predecessor Schools: an historical perspective, online book, chapter 5, section "Medical systems".