factors- superstition and religion Flashcards
medieval
what was a cure for asthma
swallow young frogs
medieval
what was a cure for rheumatism
wear a donkey skin
medieval
what was a cure for ringworm
wash hair in male urine
medieval
what was the doctrine of signatures
god had created the herbs/plants to cure illness
medieval
doctrine of signatures- what was saxifrage used to cure and why
saxifrage breaks up rocks as it grows- used to treat kidney stones
medieval
who set up university schools oif medicine in europe where physicians were trained using texts of galen and hippocrates
the church
medieval
how many hospitals were set up by the church in the 12th and 13th centuries
over 160
medieval
what were limitations of the hospitals set up by the church
many were small and refused to take in the very sick or women
medieval
a hospital that specialised in treatment of poor, pregnant women
St Bartholomews hospital London 1123
early modern
where did Lady Johanna st John grow many of her herbs for her recipes
in the walled garden of Lydiard house
early modern
how did many people think that the great plague of 1665 was spread
miasma and evil spirits
early modern
when were public prayers said to ask god for help during the great plague of 1665
Wednesdays and Fridays
19th century
why did people object to use of painkillers
thougt it was unnatural
also objection to anaesthetics
20th century
what is alternative medicine
any medicine that isn’t mainstream, doctor dispensed scientific medicine
20th century
what made people distrust normal medicine, and what did they become interested in
thalidomide cases, became more interested in alternative or holistic medicine
