Medicine part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Four humours
A
Black bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm
2
Q
Causes of illness
A
God - punishing them for their sins
Supernatural - planets, zodiac charts
Four humours - unbalanced
Bad smells - carry herbs
3
Q
Medieval “doctors”
A
University trained doctor
Local wise women
Barber surgen
Apothecary
4
Q
Apothecary
A
Sell medicines as well as herbs
Trained for 7 years
5
Q
Local wise women
A
Use knowledge that had been passed down from their family
Poorer people
6
Q
University doctor
A
Actual doctor
7
Q
Barber surgen
A
Small surgical operations
8
Q
God (cures)
A
Punished them for their sins
Whipping themselves
Prayer
Pilgrims
9
Q
Supernatural (cures)
A
Zodiac charts
10
Q
Four humours (cures)
A
Vomiting
Bloodletting
Cauterisation
