medieval era Flashcards
when was the medieval era?
1250-1500
what were the four humours/ liquids?
blood
black bile
yellow bile
phlegm
how did galen develope hippocrates 4 humours theory?
the theory of opposites
(eg lots of phlegm: eat or drink hot things)
who looked after the sick? (4 people)
physician
barber surgeon
appothecarys
wise women
what was a physician?
they trained for seven years and then prescribed medication
what was a barber surgeon?
they trained as an apprentice and then performed basic surgeries (eg amputations)
what was an apothecary?
they made ointment and medicine
what was a wise woman?
they had knowledge passed on through generations and they made remedies
what we’re the main beliefs about the cause of disease in the medieval period?
god
miasma
4 humours
how did they treat disease in the medieval period?
praying
herbal remedies
4 humours (opposites)
what season was linked with blood?
spring
what element was linked with blood?
air
what season was linked with black bile?
autumn
what element was linked with black bile?
earth
what season was linked with yellow bile?
summer
what element was linked with yellow bile?
fire
what season was linked with phlegm?
wintet
what element was linked with phlegm?
water
who wasn’t allowed in hospitals in the medieval period?
people with contagious diseases
“lepers”
“cripples”
“silly persons” - the insane
how much control did the church have over medicine in the medieval period?
they provided hospitals
funded universities
they thought it was their duty to look after the sick
black death preventions:
church services daily
candles
fasting
charm stones
cleaned streets
quarantine
move away
smelling flowers or herbs
black death treatments:
cut buboes open, use bread to absorb
holy charm necklaces
rubbing herbs
theory of opposites
drinking mercury arsenic or vinegar
