Medival medicine Flashcards
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1
Q
What were the four humours?
A
1) Blood
2) Phlegm
3) Black bile
4) Yellow bile
2
Q
What were barber surgeons?
A
Did bloodletting ,, minor surgery : based on experience
3
Q
What were wise men or women ?
A
Gave first aid, herbal remedies, and supernatural cures with charms and spells based on tradition: based on word-of-mouth and trial and error
4
Q
What did traveling healers do at markets and fairs?
A
Extracted teeth , sold potions ,mended dislocations or fractures
5
Q
Medieval treatments which showed a belief in the natural causes of disease :
A
Christian Church approved of the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans, Galen, although he lived in Roman times believed in one God: this fitted with Christian ideas
