Medieval medicine

Medieval medicine

1. Key points

   • Supernatural beliefs- they used the doctrine of signature which shows that God created illness and guide doctors on treatment
   • Zodiac charts were also used to determine illness
   • They commonly used basic herbs and balms to treat illness. They would also used their urine to determine illness

2. Key people

   • Hippocrates -taught clinical observations -theory of the four humors -bleeding to prevent and treat illness. Significant as he had the first account of symptoms and treatment
   • Galen -built on the theory of opposite -dissected animals as the church disagreed with dissecting humans - church accepted him because the disign theory include God

3. Religion

   • They believe illness was a punishment from God. Prayer was popular
   • The church ruled over university where they practice hippocrates and galen teaching
   • Rodger bacon was sent to prison for dissecting a human
   • The hospital were linked to monasteries or a nunneries
     • There were no doctors the nuns and monks tool care of the people, relying on prayer and herbal treatment.

4. Islamic - they wrote encyclopedias and was spread to the Christians by crusaders. AVICENNA wrote the cannon of medicine. And trained doctors

5. Warfare

   • They could do quick amputation. New tools like the arrow head Improved ointments JOHN OF ARDERNE PAINKILLER manuals or diagrams used