Medieval Medicine Flashcards
Who created the 4 Humours theory?
Hippocrates
Who was Claudius Galen and what did he discover?
He was a famous doctor (Anatomist) he discovered the theory of opposites and how nerves control the brain.
What was the Opposites Theory?
If you were cold you would eat something hot and if you were hot you would eat something cold like a cucumber.
True or False- Did they believe Elf shot could cause headaches and illness?
False
True or False- Did they believe Chickens were evil and lead to illness?
False
True or False- Did they believe if you offended God he would make you ill?
True
True or False- Did they believe Monks and Nuns provided care in hospitals?
True
What was the process and logic behind blood-letting?
A Doctor/Surgeon would either attack a leech to a designated part of a body or make a small incision and put a glass cup over the aforementioned incision to suck blood out.
What is the difference between a Physician, an Apothecary and a Barber Surgeon?
A Physician is an educated doctor, an Apothecary is a pharmacist and a Barber Surgeon is an untrained Surgeon that practised on animals.
What are the main difference between modern and medieval hospitals?
A medieval hospital was religious because people would go to a monastery where the nuns would care for people where as a more modern hospital you would just have a doctor or a nurse taking care of you.
What year did the Black Death hit Europe?
1348
What were the symptoms of the Black Death?
Buboes (swelling on armpit) black blood clots under the skin, spasms, abdominal pain, temperature change, weakness and vomiting.
What were the potential treatments for the Black Death?
Vinegar and water treatment If a person gets the disease, they must be put to bed. They should be washed with vinegar and rose water
Lancing the buboes The swellings associated with the Black Death should be cut open to allow the disease to leave the body. A mixture of tree resin, roots of white lilies and dried human excrement should be applied to the places where the body has been cut open.
Bleeding
The disease must be in the blood. The veins leading to the heart should be cut open. This will allow the disease to leave the body. An ointment made of clay and violets should be applied to the place where the cuts have been made.
Diet We should not eat food that goes off easily and smells badly such as meat, cheese and fish. Instead we should eat bread, fruit and vegetables
Sanitation
The streets should be cleaned of all human and animal waste. It should be taken by a cart to a field outside of the village and burnt. All bodies should be buried in deep pits outside of the village and their clothes should also be burnt.
Pestilence medicine
Roast the shells of newly laid eggs. Ground the roasted shells into a powder. Chop up the leaves and petals of marigold flowers. Put the egg shells and marigolds into a pot of good ale. Add treacle and warm over a fire. The patient should drink this mixture every morning and night.
Witchcraft Place a live hen next to the swelling to draw out the pestilence from the body. To aid recovery you should drink a glass of your own urine twice a day.
