One of the world’s leading universities Cambridge, signed a project that will fall on the agenda like a bomb. In this project, which will cost 500 thousand pounds to complete, Middle Ages The treatment methods of the period will be shared with the public. The project, which will be managed by a scientist named James Freeman, is quite… interesting treatments will reveal.

For the Cambridge University project, about 180 manuscripts have come so far 8000 medicinal recipes will be reviewed. According to the statement, most of these manuscripts date from the 1400s to 1500s. However, there are some that are much older. So much so that the oldest of the manuscripts to be studied, exactly 1000 years ago is written.

High-resolution images and texts are published for free

* Medieval handwriting.

The treatment methods in the manuscripts from the Middle Ages were examined and clarified. Cambridge Digital Library will be made available to the public free of charge. Manuscripts to share high resolution images and texts translated into English.

“In every period of history, people have tried to improve their health”

*A picture of the places where blood can be drawn from people.

Respond to the project Dr James Freemanstates that people at every period of history have struggled to improve their health. The scientist recalled that medicine was not so advanced in those years and said that the available facilities were used and that not valid for the present explains how the methods were developed. So what are the treatment methods identified so far? Let’s take a look at some of the treatment methods used in the Middle Ages…

Although preferred in the Middle Ages, some treatment methods not used today [Kesinlikle evde denemeyin!]

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*An informative text about urine testing in the Middle Ages.

Today, an interesting method was used for cataracts, which is quite common and you can get rid of it with an operation performed in minutes. People in those years a rabbit’s gallbladder They mixed it with honey and applied it on their eyes for 3 nights.

Gout

*Above is a page where information and stories from patients in the 14th century are kept.

One of the interesting treatment methods in the Middle Ages was related to gout caused by protein consumption. A owl salt it People who boiled it until it became powder mixed this powder with wild boar fat. The resulting ointment was rubbed on the patient’s body and it was believed that it would cure the disease. Also a your puppy Stuffing and cooking with snails and sage and turning it into an ointment with oil was also one of the methods used for gout.

What else is there!

Medieval treatment methods shared with the public are not limited to these. Dr. In the statements of James Freeman, for pain in the limbs methods have been developed. In addition, the methods used to understand if the skull is fractured in armed injuries and the methods of boiling a broken bone are also included in the manuscripts. On the other hand; also in those years couples without children Interesting methods have been developed for All these will be shared with full details in the next 2 years.

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