1.2 Medieval Medicine

Question 1

3 religious/supernatural treatments

Answer 1

Astrology - treatments had to be done at the right times
Pilgrimages to special places of religious importance
Masses with special healing prayers

Question 2

2 humoral treatments

Answer 2

Bloodletting - phlebotomy, reducing the amount of blood could rebalance the humours
Purging - removing any leftover food by vomiting or laxative

Question 3

3 Remedies

Answer 3

Theriaca - a common herbal mixture 70 ingredients
Eating different foods, chicken Blanc Bangier
Bathing - draw in heat and remove blockages

Question 4

4 ways to prevent disease

Answer 4

Lead a life free from sin
Hygiene - Regimen Sanitatis (instructions provided by physicians to help people stay healthy)
Diet - 4 humours were affected by diet eating too much was bad
Purifying the air to stop the spread of miasma

Question 5

3 different types of healthcare professionals

Answer 5

Physicians - diagnose and recommend treatment, very expensive and few around
Apothecaries - mixed remedies and were cheaper than physicians so people went to see them
Surgeons - barber surgeons were most common and performed small procedures

Question 6

Role of hospitals and the home in treatments of people

Answer 6

Didn’t actually treat illness instead provided a place to stay
Very clean so people did get better
Run by nuns and monks
Cared for by women