Treatments of the Black Death Flashcards
1
Q
What religious items were given to the infected?
A
charms
2
Q
Did they use leeches to try and rebalance the 4 humours?
A
yes
3
Q
What did some doctors do to buboes?
A
cut them
4
Q
Why were the sick advised to sit by a hot fire?
A
to sweat the disease out
5
Q
What chopped-up animal did they rub on a person?
A
a snake
6
Q
What 3 animals did they think were good to put on buboes?
A
frogs, plucked chickens and tried toads
