Health and the People

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Across
  1. 3. – Natural plants used for making simple medieval medicines.
  2. 4. – Doctors examined this liquid’s colour and smell to diagnose illness.
  3. 6. – Stars and planets were sometimes used to guide medieval treatments.
  4. 10. – Burning a wound to stop bleeding, though extremely painful.
  5. 11. – A creature used to suck blood during medieval bloodletting.
Down
  1. 1. – The “House of …” library founded by Caliph al-Mamun in Baghdad.
  2. 2. – Drilling a hole in the skull to release “demons” in the brain.
  3. 3. – The four bodily fluids believed to need balance for good health.
  4. 5. – A common religious remedy for sickness in medieval times.
  5. 7. – A tradesman who often carried out minor surgeries like tooth pulling.
  6. 8. – City where Harun al-Rashid set up a major hospital in 805.
  7. 9. – A place where monks often gave care and prayers for the sick.