Medicine in the Middle Ages. Tomchin A.B.

This book is dedicated to the medicine of the Middle Ages - mysterious, strange and amazing. How did people manage to protect themselves from many ailments in that era, including the deadly that fell upon them? How could it exist

medicine, if all sciences were subordinated to theology? Could the doctor check the medicine without going to the fire of the Inquisition? Do we know medieval recipes?

Can you believe the drugs that existed then? Or would we die from them at the first sneezing? Would we survive, falling into the hands of a surgeon who did not have a medical education and operated on without anesthesia? Did this surgeon know Anatomy? And if he undertook to save us from a headache, drilling a hole in the skull? Would we survive if, during an epidemic of the plague, on the advice of a doctor, they ate the meat of the vipers and drank the broth from him? How long would we live in such conditions? Nowadays, people again become victims of new, unfamiliar epidemics. Answering these questions, the book gives a clear idea of ​​the history of Western European medicine. Open it on any page - you will find curious historical facts, and sometimes the secrets of medieval healers. We will get acquainted with their recipes for all occasions - and how to fall in love with, and how to get rid of the one who bothers you.

The book is designed for a wide range of readers: both those who are interested or engaged in medicine, and on those who are trying to stay away from doctors.