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Medieval treatment / cures
Religion
king's healing power
he could heal certain illnesses
his hands would be rubbed with special holy oil and it gave him powers
pilgrimage
healing prayers and incantations
the church disagreed but was used to heal symptoms and ward off diseases
sometimes discouraged because god sent the disease to purge souls
fasting
astrology and supernatural
star charts
physicians used them when diagnosing an illness
the alignment of the planets varied the treatments
horoscope of a patient
humoral treatments
bathing
got rid of bad smells and miasma
poor people bathed in rivers and rich people had their own baths
dissolves blockages
cupping
used for women, children and old people
on the back helped eye trouble, bad breath and facial acne
leeches
could continue for 10 hours
used for people whose age / condition made blood-letting dangerous
blood-letting
cutting a vein usually one near the elbow
had specific points for different illnesses
purging
a way of preventing and treating it
removes any leftover food
herbal remedies
mint, chamomile, rose oils
herbal remedies to drink, sniff or bathe in
theriaca
a spice-based mixture containing up to 70 ingredients as it treated snake bites and poisons
blanc mangier
a food consisting of chicken and almonds to balance the humours
popular books
gathered to know knowledge of healing powers
the most popular book was written by a roman called Dioscorides in the 1st century