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Health and Medicine in the Elizabethan Era
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Works Cited
“Elizabethan Medicine and Illnesses. “ Elizabethan Medicine and Illnesses. N.p. N.d. Web. 19 January. 2013.
“Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare’s England.” East West School of Planetary Herbology. N.p. N.d. Web. 21 January. 2013.
Mabillard, Amanda. “The worst Diseases in Shakespeare’s London.” Shakespeare Online. N.p. 20 August. 2011. Web. 21 January. 2013.
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Mortality Rate
-infants/children
-adults
-very high
Social Standings ("Elizabethan Doctors and Medicine")
-Most children died before the age of 15
("Sommerville").
-Physicians
-Surgeons
-Barbers
-Apothecary
-The Church
-Wise Women
-Housewives
Elizabethan Medicine
by Caroline McLeod, Angel Pansini, Kendra George, Mikayla Woods, Melissa DiPonio
Lifespan of an Individual
Adult's lifespan was 30-40 years ("SommerVille").
Educational Requirements of Doctors ("Elizabethan Doctors and Medicine")
What are 3 common medicines and their uses? ("Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare's England")
-work was based on philosophies of Aristotle and Hippocrates
-would go to College of Physicians
-superstition came into play, mostly just guesses
-leeches and laxatives were believed to be used
-many things were not treated as they are today
What are 3 common Diseases?
Herbs such as rose, lavender, sage, and bay were used on head Pains ("Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare's England")
Wounds were treated with vinegar ("Herbal Medicine in Shakespeare's England")
2. Smallpox ("Shakespeare Online")
1. The Black Plague ("Elizabethan Medicine and Illnesses")
-also called the Bubonic Plague
- killed 1/3 of the population
- carried by fleas and rats
- quarantine ("Bubonic/Black Plague")
Stomach Pains were treated with wormwood, mint, and balm
-one of worst outbreaks
-high fever, vomiting, excesses bleeding, puss filled scabs that leave scars
3. Tuberculosis ("Illnesses and ailments")
-transmitted through contact in close quarters
-one cure was to take various meat and squeeze their juices together with orange juice