Crushed weasel testicles and other medieval cures
Dozens of unique, centuries-old manuscripts have gone on display, showcasing medieval ideas of how to cure disease and live a ...
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Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travelers
Unedited and surviving in a single manuscript, Adam draws heavily on Ibn Sina's 11th century Canon of Medicine, used for medical teaching in medieval universities. Adam advised bloodletting ...
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Crushed weasel testicles and other medieval cures
Trinity College, Cambridge The Zodiac Man illustration reveals how medieval people saw medicine and astrology as entwined, with the cosmos able to influence the body "Bloodletting" was also a ...
Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers
Unedited and surviving in a single manuscript, Adam draws heavily on Ibn Sina’s 11th century Canon of Medicine, used for ...