Medieval Medicine

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  1. 3. They still recommended healthy living habits including sleep, exercise and…
  2. 6. The pandemic killing 25 million people in the medieval times.
  3. 8. evolved from ancient Egypt and is one of the most common procedures recommended by doctors in the middle ages. It involves leeches or a tool to cut into the skin for blood to be lets out to rebalance the four humours. The amount of blood veares in regards to the patient's size, age and weather. This practice was very dangerous to humans and not effective at all. The most common way to complete the treatment was to cut into a vein in the arm or neck using a tool called a scarificator.
  4. 10. a big belief for healing.
  5. 11. beak-like mask worn by doctors during the plague to prevent them from contracting the disease. Inside the beak part of the mask contained over 55 herbs and other compounds including cinnamon, myrrh, and honey. The beak structure was designed so that air could be cleansed with the herbs before being breathed through the nose.
  6. 12. category of food that's grown and used in natural remedies, specific ingredients include chamomile,catnip, sage and mandrake grown by monasteries.
  7. 13. cuts your hair and performs medical treatment.
  8. 14. tool used to cut the skin in blood letting
  9. 15. a treatment used to cure disorders such as epilepsy, headaches, skull fractures and mental illnesses by drilling a hole into the patient's skulls which they thought would release the evil spirits from their body. This exposes the brain to air. Fortunentally people can survive this horrible surgery. Trepanation can also be found in some medical practices today.
  10. 16. blood sucking slug like animals also used in bloodletting, barber surgeons place up to 50 of these animals on your body at a time to balance the four humours. They are still used today in many treatments
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  1. 1. a religious act involving a piece of fabric with images of saints printed on it that's wrapped around a pregnant lady's stomach while giving birth.
  2. 2. Nickname for the body fluids including blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black people believed need to stay balanced for good health.
  3. 4. name for the plague epidemic.
  4. 5. people would make their suffering worst to punish themselves for god to has mercy on them and forgive them and make them heal
  5. 7. fluid from your body doctors study the colour, consistency and smell of to see what of the four humours isn't balanced with the rest.
  6. 9. greek god “father of medicine” influenced the practise of medicine during the middle ages.
  7. 12. Something that the people in the middle ages had a lack of which made the spread of disease, illness and overall health a lot worse.