Medieval Treatments for the Bubonic Plague
Lancing the Buboes
Another remedy that was used in hopes of curing the plague from victims was lancing the buboes. The swellings where cut open to allow the disease to leave the body. Then doctors would proceed to apply a mix of tree resin, roots of white lilies, and dried human excrement to the area that has been cut. The reason this would not have worked is that the application of this unsanitary concoction would have infected the victim with more diseases. |
"Medicine"?
Few of the treatments plague doctors used to treat the victims included a lot of mixtures being consumed by the victim daily. These mixtures was questionable as they were not only unsanitary but with toxic substances like arsenic and mercury. This shows how undeveloped Medieval medicine was and the only really good advice given was by Hippocrates.
Few of the treatments plague doctors used to treat the victims included a lot of mixtures being consumed by the victim daily. These mixtures was questionable as they were not only unsanitary but with toxic substances like arsenic and mercury. This shows how undeveloped Medieval medicine was and the only really good advice given was by Hippocrates.
Cito, Longe, Tarde
Aside from these two remedies that plague doctors used to "cure" the pestilence, there were few other treatments plague doctors recommended among which was the following Hippocratic and Gallic advice. These ancient doctors said this about plagues and diseases: "Leave quickly, go far away, and come back slowly," or "Cito, longe, tarde." Recent studies also show that the Yersinia pestis could have also been carried airborne so it could have been the right to follow their advice.
Aside from these two remedies that plague doctors used to "cure" the pestilence, there were few other treatments plague doctors recommended among which was the following Hippocratic and Gallic advice. These ancient doctors said this about plagues and diseases: "Leave quickly, go far away, and come back slowly," or "Cito, longe, tarde." Recent studies also show that the Yersinia pestis could have also been carried airborne so it could have been the right to follow their advice.