The Black Death Treatment
HOW TO TREAT THE BLACK DEATH
In the Middle Ages, the medical experience was very poor and doctors did not have any prior knowledge of plagues. Though the Black Death was never actually cures because there was no knowledge that the plague was being transmitted by rats. Many crazy ideas were though out by the doctors thinking that it would cure the plague. Some involved:
Unfortunately, none of these healing methods worked. The plague eventually wandered away because people had found out what caused the plague and they had learnt new knowledge about rats and hygiene. The rats began to die off.
- Letting your blood bleed out until no disease bacteria was left
- Drink your own urine
- Wash your body with vinegar
- Swallow crushed emeralds
- Do no exercise
- Have no baths
- Throw sweet smelling herbs on to a fire to clean the air
- Even witchcraft was bought upon infected bodies
Unfortunately, none of these healing methods worked. The plague eventually wandered away because people had found out what caused the plague and they had learnt new knowledge about rats and hygiene. The rats began to die off.
Servants feeding crushed emeralds their patient.
The Middle Ages Plague Doctor