What does the black death tell us about medieval medicine?

Answer 1

There are references in some books about how to not get the Bubonic Plague or the "black death" Some say some robbers were going from house to house, stealing from the dead, and they never got sick. Some police or others caught them stealing, and said they would be taken to Court unless they said their secret of how to not get sick from the Plague. They said their secret was to peel and eat 2-3 cloves of garlic daily. Others tried that, and didn't get the plague. It's definitely an antibacterial healthy food-medicine, and that is why there are superstitions abounding that e.g. "if you carry a clove of garlic in your pocket, you are lucky", really, it was truthfully lucky if you had some to eat every day. Other superstitions say "its the work of the devil", but that was only said by the worst of the ignorant who didn't understand good health and hygiene, and it was taught to our class at school that in those days of the plague, anything that was not known, if it was new, even a new cure, was always called the work of the devil, they were just ignorant. People even in the last century before the millenium, laughed at Marconi, laughed at Einstein, and other great inventors.
Later on in history, some people have described Garlic, fresh organic garlic, as a fine anti-disease agent, it's antibiotic but better than that as it's so natural it does NOT have an effect that wears off later, like the doctors' penicillin etc.
In future, there are dark days still for humanity, and it will be worse. I'd advise people who can learn to grow organic garlic, plenty of it, and to get together in groups and grow it, they will be able to trade and barter for foods if they have that cure there, yet, it's even better to grow your own foods too.
I was told years ago the future is home-made medicines. I was told the pharmaceutical companies would run out of drugs to help doctors' prescribe. I found it hard to believe, but recently it was on the BBC News that some pharmacies ran out of the prescription drugs. I was told not to rely on electricity. Solar panels are the answer. And safe places for fireplaces, the types where the fire is made inside a fireplace with a door is good if you can grow your own wood to burn, and that can help heat your water too.



stop throwing your own filth everywhere and if you see a rat kill it cook it WELL and eat it...simple as that

Answer 2

Here are some of the cures/preventions used for the black plauge, although none of them worked...

Cut open the veins leading to the heart, an ointment of clay and violets should be applied to the cuts.

Eat the organs of frogs.

Hold toads/frogs to wounds.

Apply a paste of human excrement to the buboes.

Sniff scented hankerchiefs.

Pop the buboes and extract the black liduid from within.

Swelling should be softened with figs and cooked onions.

Rub one's body with melted butter.

Tie a small bag of garlic around one's neck.

Go to the church and beg for forgiveness for your sins.

Sit next to a blazing hot fire.

Wash yourself with urine.

Answer 3

Pretty much that it was worthless. It was based on ancient superstitions and religious practices and generally did more harm than good.

Answer 4

At the time, no, because people did not understand microbiology and what actually caused diseases.