Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages Pevná vazba
Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages Pevná vazba For a zitty face: take urine eight days old and heat it over the fire; wash your face with it morning and night.In late medieval England, ordinary…
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Revolting Remedies from the Middle Ages Pevná vazba
For a zitty face: take urine eight days old and heat it over the fire; wash your face with it morning and night.In late medieval England, ordinary people, apothecaries, and physicians gathered up practical medical tips for everyday use. The would-be doctors seemed oblivious to pain, and would recommend any animal, vegetable, or mineral, let alone bodily fluid, be ground up, smeared on, or inserted for medical benefit. While some were sensible herbal cures, many were weird and wildly inventive, prescribing elixirs and regimens for problems like how to make a woman love you and how to stop dogs from barking at you.
Written in the down-to-earth speech of the time, these Full of embarrassing ailments, painful procedures, icky ingredients, and bizarre beliefs, this book selects some of the most revolting and remarkable remedies from medieval manuscripts in the Bodleian Library.
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