Medicine in the Middle AgesInteresting facts and information about life and the lives of men and women in the Medieval period of the Middle Ages Health in the Middle Ages Middle Ages Hygiene Middle Ages Doctors Black Death Middle Ages Medicine to treat the Black Death The Black Death held a massive mortality rate of between 30 and 40%. Victims had no idea what had caused the disease. And neither did the doctors in the Middle Ages. The Black Death was treated by lancing the buboes and applying a warm poultice of butter, onion and garlic. Various other remedies were tried including arsenic, lily root and even dried toad. During a later outbreak of this terrible plague, during the Elizabethan era, substances such as tobacco brought from the New World were also used in experiments to treat the disease. Medieval Medicine to treat Headache and Aching joints Head Pains were treated with sweet-smelling herbs such as rose, lavender, sage, and bay. A mixture of henbane and hemlock were applied to aching joints. Coriander was used to reduce a fever.
Middle Ages Medicine to treat Stomach Pains and Sickness Stomach pains and sickness were treated with wormwood, mint, and balm. Middle Ages Medicine to treat Lung Problems Lung problems were given the medical treatment of a medicine made of liquorice and comfrey. Horehound cough syrups and drinks were prescribed for chesty and head-colds and coughs.
Middle Ages Medicine to treat Wounds Wounds were cleaned and vinegar was widely used as a cleansing agent as it was believed that it would kill disease. Mint was also used in treating venom and wounds. Myrrh was used as an antiseptic on wounds. Yarrow, or Achillea was used to treat headaches and wounds, especially battle wounds. Medicine in the Middle Ages Each section of this Middle Ages website addresses all topics and provides interesting facts and information about these great people and events in bygone Medieval times including Medicine in the Middle Ages. The Sitemap provides full details of all of the information and facts provided about the fascinating subject of the Middle Ages! Medicine in the Middle Ages- Middle Ages era, period, life, age and times
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