Medievil Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Understanding of disease
A
God sends diseases as a punishment
The position of planets affect health
Four humours theory
Bad air theory-an invisible poisonous gas emerged wherever there is foul smelling waste and the gas causes illness
2
Q
Treatment and prevention of disease
A
Cutting veins
Using leaches
Bleeding
Herbal remedies such as aloe Vera, mint and camomile
Purify the air using smoke and removing waste
Prayer and fasting or going on pilgrimage to a holy place
Collect holy relics/lucky charms
3
Q
Black Death
A
1348
Third of Britain’s population
New cemeteries built outside of town to prevent spread
