He took an approach different from those before him, using this analogy not in the manner of soul-purification but in the manner that humans must have certain balances of minerals in their bodies, and that certain illnesses of the body had chemical remedies that could cure them.
hiː tˈʊk ɐn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ðoʊz bᵻfˈoːɹ hˌɪm, jˈuːzɪŋ ðɪs ɐnˈælədʒi nˌɑːt ɪnðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv sˈoʊlpjˌʊɹɹɪfɪkˈeɪʃən bˌʌt ɪnðə mˈænɚ ðæt hjˈuːmənz mˈʌstɐv sˈɜːʔn̩ bˈælənsᵻz ʌv mˈɪnɚɹəlz ɪn ðɛɹ bˈɑːdiz, ænd ðæt sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɪlnəsᵻz ʌvðə bˈɑːdi hæd kˈɛmɪkəl ɹˈɛmədiz ðæt kʊd kjˈʊɹ ðˌɛm.