Medieval Medicine - c1250 to c1500

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  • Medieval Medicine-c1250-c1500
    • Causes of disease
      • rational
        • the theory of four humours
          • body is made up of four elements that must be balanced
            • black bile
            • phlegm
            • blood
            • yellow bile-choler
            • when they became unbalanced, you became ill
        • miasma
          • bad/foul air
      • religious/supernatural
        • god
          • disease is punishment for sinning
        • astrology
          • planet alignment
      • attitudes in society and science and technology
    • black death-1347 to 1351
    • prevention
      • purifying the air
        • carrying posies (small bunches of sweet smelling flowers and herbs)
        • spreading sweet smelling herbs around
        • council removed rooting animals
      • church
        • confess to sins
        • pray regularly
        • pay taxes
      • hygiene
        • regimen sanitatis
      • diet
        • don't eat or drink too much
        • purge regularly
        • balance four humours
    • Caring for the sick
      • Hospitals
      • At Home
    • Practice Exam Questions
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    • Apothecaries, Physicians and Surgeons
    • Renaissance Medicine - c1500 to c1700

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