Medival Medicine 1250-1500

• Name the supernatural and religious causes for disease 1250-1500

  Punishment from God

  Astrological
• Name the rational causes for disease 1250-1500

  Theory of the four humors / theory of opposites

  Miasma
• What did Hipocrates discover.

  The theory of the four humors - blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm. Unbalanced when you get ill
• What did Galen discover


  The theory of opposites, working from hipocrates theory of the four humors.
• Name the supernatural and religious treatment and prevention methods of 1250- 1500

  Supernatural and religious...

  - pray

  - give money to church

  - go on pilgrimages

  - chant incantations

  - carry Lucky Charms

  - remedies and medicines - some indredients thought to have magic powers
• How were the sick treated

  Physicians, apothecaries, Barber surgeons, at home, hospitals
• How long did Physicians go to university for

  7 to 10 years
• Did apothecary's have training

  Yes, but no qualifications or degree
• Describe hospitals from 1250 to 1500

  - run mostly by the church and monasteries

  - focused on getting right with God

  - focused on recooperation, rather than active treatment

  - certain hospitals treated certain diseases, eg lepper houses

  - patients shared beds
• What was the dates of the Black Death

  1348 - 49
• What was the name of the woman who treated many houses in a neighborhood at home

  A 'wise woman'
• Name the Rational ways for how to treat disease

  rational...

  • Bathing and washing
  • balancing humours
  • purging, blood letting
  • lighting fires and putting herbs in places
  • remedies and medicines