Medieval Medicine Flashcards
Who developed the four humours?
Hippocrates
what did the Greeks consider to be a healthy body?
balanced humours
How did Hippocrates suggest that Greek doctors cure their patients?
blood letting
what were believed to be the 4 liquids inside the body?
blood, phloem, black bile and yellow bile
If someone had a fever how would the ancient doctors treat them?
theory of opposites
who was Galen?
a Greek philosopher
what did Galen call his theory?
The Theory Of Opposites
When did the Black Death hit England?
The Black Death arrived in 1348
Name some symptoms of the black death
sickness, fevers, blood blisters and buboes (pus filled boils)
who were the flagellants?
people who whipped themselves so God wouldn’t punish them with illness
What was an apothecary?
people who sold herbal remedies. They were more commonly used by the poor.
how many people died in the black death?
half of England died in 18 months
what is the black death?
A disease that had been carried by fleas on rats on merchant ships, which spread to sailors and then continued to spread when these ships arrived in ports of countries.
what were the causes of the black death?
A punishment from God, the unique position of Mars, Jupiter & Saturn, miasma
what treatment did they use for the black death
Confession, strapping chickens to the buboes
