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- 2. people in need of herbal cures went to a specific type of woman. These women were involved in magic and spirituality. They are most famous for their Salem Trials in the late 1600’s
- 6. This is found in poppies and was used to put patients to sleep in the middle ages. This substance is also an illegal drug if not used for medical purposes.
- 8. This strong smelling herb was used to treat wounds and venom bites. This herb is a common flavoring in the modern chewing gum.
- 11. This form of bloodletting was for poor people. These worms sucked out your blood and was thought to cure fevers.
- 13. Poor people drank this element on the periodic table as a way to ‘cure’ the plague. This led to them dying of poisoning before the plague. This element is also the name of a planet in our solar system.
- 14. This herb was used to improve memory. Many people slept with it under their pillow! Plague doctors also put it in their mask, as they thought if they were only inhaling the smell, they couldn't inhale the disease! The leave are evergreen and needle like in shape.
- 16. This liquid, from the human bladder was examined by doctors. They used charts with different hues of this liquid and matched it to determine the illness.
- 18. People believed that this colour flower cured the plague! Many doctors had this flowers with them to ward off the disease. This colour is made with red and blue.
- 19. This substance was used as an antibacterial to fight infection. This substance comes from bees.
- 20. This medical practice was believed to cure illnesses such as the plague, gout, epilepsy and smallpox. This was done by a barber cutting someone's veins using a fleem to let out blood. This was done because doctors believed many illnesses were caused by too much blood
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- 1. This is another word for amputation, used in the medieval times to remove infected wounds. They did this with a knife and to stop bleeding a cautery was used, which burned the wound to seal it. This word was used instead of amputation as amputation was a word used to describe a criminal's punishment.
- 3. This acidic liquid was used to clean wounds.
- 4. This red, sweet smelling flower was thought to cure headaches and aching joints
- 5. This poultry animal’s rear was plucked and put on a person’s swollen nodes who is suffering from the black plague. If the animal became sick, it was thought the illness was transferred to it.
- 7. This therapy was for infected wounds. These creatures ate only the dead flesh. This treatment is still used today. This animal is the larva of a fly.
- 9. This person pulled out teeth, blood-let and set broken bones, as well as cutting hair.
- 10. This doctor wore a beak and filled it with heavily scented plants. This was used to masks the odors and to ward off the disease.
- 12. This green gemstone was crushed into a fine powder and eaten with food or drank with water to ‘cure’ the plague. Only wealthy people could afford to do this
- 15. This drink and substance was used as an antiseptic and a form of anesthesia. It is still used today in emergency situations. Only adults in Australia can consume this beverage.
- 17. These catholic women ran hospitals alongside Monks, for the sick and dying