MEDIEVAL TIMES HEALER/DOCTOR By: Hafsa Mueen
May 19, 2015
MEDIEVAL TIMES HEALER/DOCTOR
By:
Hafsa Mueen
INTERDUCTION
Hello my name is Hafsa.Today I will be talking
about the healer and what they did in Medieval
times by helping people.
Please ask questions till the end .
Now lets start the power point
DOCTORS CLOTHING
Since I am a girl I would have worn a long dress
from my neck to my ankles and shoes ,boys would
wear heavy jackets tights and big leather
boots .colors doctors could wear were scarlet ,green
,blue and white.
DISEASES AND CURES
First I will be talking about diseases and cures, peasants had
a lot of skin infections ,there was a deadly disease called
Black Death from 1348 to 1350 75 million to 200 million
people died which is 30 to 60 percent of Europe’s people died
it took 150 years to recover the full population of Europe. The
second Disease is very disturbing it’s called Leprosy it
attacked your skin, you lost herves, eyes and fingers (It’s
true.)The next disease is the humors each one has a meaning
black bile means sad and gloomy, yellow bile means easily
angered, phlegm means calm and the last one blood means
cheerful. A few cures for diseases are talking special diets,
exercise and talking hot and cold baths.
FOODS AND COOKING
Next I will be talking about foods. You must be wondering how
these people cooked food they used fires and big medal pots there
were no ovens back than Next is meals of the day , People in
medieval times 5 meals in the day, when now we have 3 meals and
a little snack. For breakfast they had a small bit of bread ,after they
had a appetizer which is bread and soup ,for lunch they had a meat
dish they had options stewed beef, roast pork and lamb chops, for
dinner they had stewed chicken, bread and cheese ,the last thing
they had is a small desert which is more cheese and small cake.
ETIQUETTE
In Medieval Times manners were very important
especially for royalty. During special occasions the
most important thing was washing your hands and
manners, the reason they washed their hands
before eating was they used there hands there were
no spoons, forks or knifes and before they had a sip
of their water they wipe their mouths with a cloth
than took a sip of there drink .
F OODS IN F ESTIVALS AND F EASTS
During parties for a Nobles,Lords,Ladies,Kings and
Queens they ate bread, soup and ale for the
appetizers , for the next meal they had peacocks and
swans with fine spiced wine, for desert they had
ginger bread and sweet plum pudding.
ENTERTAINMENT
Parties for lords,ladys,nobles, kings and queens
they all had entertainment for there guest like
Musicians who sang songs and played instruments
like trumpets,flutes,pianos and a harp ,Jugglers who
juggled more than one ball at a time and mummers
which are actors.
QUESTIONS AND FACTS
1.Name 5 diseases and their cure that were common to
people in the medieval times ? ( in my first slide)
2.What ingredients were used in some remedies?
Spices saffron,cumin,cloves,cardamom,nutmeg and pepper
3.What were some unusual treatments for aliments these
people who suffered ? (playing music.)
4.Are there any cures,medicines,remedies, that are still
used today?
Yes putting spices in the medicines
(Facts) there was a Hospital found in 1123 in London,
England called St. Bartholomew
CONCLUSION
So in conclusion I hope you learned things about
the healer, what they did and how there life was with
all those cures. Thank you for my time
You may ask your questions now
PICTURE
st.bartholomews hospital