history MEDICINE - medieval england

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WHAT WERE THE THREE REASONS THOUGHT FOR THE CAUSE OF DIESASE IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND?
supernatural(punishment from god for sins
, evil supernaturals , evil spirits in someone)
church(roman catholic church dominated thoughts, church encourage the cause of god preventing cures)
astrology(planets and stars affected our wellbeing, and star sig
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR HUMOURS?
-yellow bile
-black bile
-blood
-pleom
too much of one causes disease
Created by Hippocrates. Need balance for healthy
Diseases could be treated by opposites (Galen) - different foods could balance excessive humour
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WHAT WAS MIASMA?
bad air
Was incorporated by Galen into 4 humours
Lasted until 1860s = influential
Promoted hygien and cleansing of the environmenmts
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INFLUENCE OF HIPPOCRATES AND GALEN?
- both wroyte beliefs over medicine - translated into latin books used in church. Considered the truth
-Many ideas taught for centures after deaths even when incorrect e.g. galen's anatomy ideas
-cpuld be used today = they said dcotors should observe pati
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WHAT DID PRAYER HAVE IN TREATING DISEASE
- sick people would pray to be attones by God for their sins
-many doctors had superstitious beliefs : some doctors used astrology to treat disease
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WHAT DID BLOODLETTING AND PURGING AIM TO DO?
bloodletting : dcotor would take blood out body if person had too much by leaches/cuts
purging : getting rid of other fluids from body by excreting e.g. laxatives
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HOW WAS PURIFYING THE AIR THOUGHT TO TREAT DISEASE?
-miasma theory led people to want to clean/purify the air
-physicinas carried posies/oranges with them when treating the sick so they didn't catych the disese
-during black death, incense was burned so the smoke would fill and cleanse the air
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HOW WERE REMEDIES USED IN NATURAL MEDICINE?
- remedies bought from apothecary/local wise women/home made containing herbs, spices.
-remedies passed down/wriiten in books
-other remedies based on superstition e.g. lucky charms
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WHAT ROLE DID PHYSICIANS HAVE IN TREATING DISEASE
-male
-little experience
-traiedn for seven years at uni
-used handbooks
-expensive and rare
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WHAT ROLE DID APOTHECARIES HAVE
-prepares and sold remedies
-trained by apprenticeshipos
-most common and most accessible
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WHAR ROLE DID BARBER HAVE
-carried out operations
-highly dangerous and risky
-surgery wasn't respected as a profession
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-yellow bile
-black bile
-blood
-pleom
too much of one causes disease
Created by Hippocrates. Need balance for healthy
Diseases could be treated by opposites (Galen) - different foods could balance excessive humour

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