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Medicine in the Elizabethan Era
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Medicine in the Elizabethan Era
What was the Elizabethan Era
Elizabethan Era
The Elizabethan Era was the time period that Queen Elizabeth I's ruled (1558-1603).
Facts
How was the bubonic Plague treated?
FACT 1
Bubonic Plague ( the Black Death )
Bubonic Plague was treated by lancing the buboes and applying a warm poultice of butter, onion and garlic. Various other remedies were tried including tobacco, arsenic, lily root and dried toad.
Headaches:
FACT 2
Head Pains
Head Pains were treated with sweet-smelling herbs such as rose, lavender, sage, and bay.
Stomach Ache:
FACT 3
Stomach pains and sickness were treated with wormwood, mint, and balm.
Lung Problems:
FACT 4
Lung problems given the medical treatment of liquorice and comfrey.
Wounds:
FACTS 5
Vinegar was widely used as a cleansing agent as it was believed that it would kill disease
Blood Problems:
FACT 6
Letting blood was conducted by cupping or leeches.
Citations
https://m.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-medicine-and-illnesses.htm