Medieval Medicine Flashcards
What were the cause of disease beliefs?
punishment from God, miasma & imbalance in 4 humours
What were prevention methods of disease?
flagellants, wearing amulets
What were treatments of disease?
praying, blooding letting = rebalance humours, herbal remedies & Galen’s Theory of Opposite
Name one medieval healer. What did they do?
apothecary - sold herbal remedies & were commonly used by the poor
Name a second medieval healer. What did they do? How did they train?
physicians - medieval doctors who trained reading books by Galen, Hippoc. & monks for 7 yrs & only the £ could afford
Who were Medieval hospitals run by?
monks
Name one of the first ever hospitals. When was it set up?
St Bartholomew’s - 1123
What sort of patients did hospitals admit?
sick & elderly, not contagious patients
What was the influence of the Church on Medieval medicine? How?
v influential - physicians often trained at unis set up by the Church
- Church controlled the ed. system & physicians studied Galen’s ideas as they fitted with Church’s beliefs of God
When did the Black Death (BD) arrive in England?
1348
What fraction of England had died in the first 18 months?
1/2
What was the actual cause of the BD?
disease carried by rats on merchant ships spread to sailors & continued to spread when ships arrived in ports of countries
What were the 2 believed causes of the BD?
punishment sent by God or unique position of Saturn, Jupiter & Mars
What were the symptoms, treatments & prevention of the BD?
- buboes
- praying
- flagellation
When was the printing press invented?
1436
