Medieval Medicine

Bones and Racks – Medieval Orthopedics

Hippocrates is the first person credited with having the belief that diseases occurred naturally, and not because of superstition and gods. He believed that disease flourished because of environmental factors, diet, and living habits. Two weeks after my fall, I am wondering if there is a procedure to remove the emotion of frustration. Of course, […]

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Empathy, Hills and Vinegar

One old use for vinegar Hippocrates and his contemporaries favoured included oxymel, which was a remedy for persistent coughs. They made this ancient medicine of honey and vinegar. I officially joined the tribe of hobblers after I fell down the stairs on Sunday morning during one of South Africa’s notorious blackouts. Now, six days after

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