medieval medicine c1250-1500 Flashcards
who treated the sick
barber surgeons,
wise women,
monks,
trained doctors,
apothecaries
what did barber surgeons do
blood letting + minor operations
what did wise women do
gave herbal remedies
what did monks do
offered herb, prayer and rest in monasteries
what did trained doctors do
use ideas of galen + hippocrates, v expensive
what did apothecaries do
prepared and sold treatments to the sick
what were the different methods used to treat illness
balancing 4 humours: bloodletting/ purging
prayer
self flagellation
what did they believed caused illness
humours out of balance
star alignment
punishment from god
what were used to prevent illness
hygiene - mostly rich
keeping air free of miasma
what were the key obstacles to medical progress
lack of scientific knowledge
could only read church approved texts
what was the main advancement to medical progress
printing press
