tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post437813330383083049..comments2024-03-28T06:44:07.361-04:00Comments on Historical Hussies: Medieval MedicineDonna Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807169149057139718noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-16525768811820368772009-09-02T10:30:48.620-04:002009-09-02T10:30:48.620-04:00Judy: It's really a great book--goes into the ...Judy: It's really a great book--goes into the herbs and also how the early women doctors were scorned by "the institution" who of course wanted to keep the profession to themselves.Joyce Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632240079786411386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-38951547985849576812009-09-02T10:29:11.738-04:002009-09-02T10:29:11.738-04:00Margaret: I know. Like getting the flu then was li...Margaret: I know. Like getting the flu then was like a death sentence. Can you imagine being bled when you have the misery of flu symptoms too?Joyce Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632240079786411386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-31989188674003300622009-09-02T10:27:28.805-04:002009-09-02T10:27:28.805-04:00Skhye: thanks for the book titles. Always interest...Skhye: thanks for the book titles. Always interested in references. Yes, they were using Galen then. Actually I'm thinking they tried anything to see if it would work--not too much different than now, huh? It's a guessing game still!Joyce Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632240079786411386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-35626027811625391642009-09-02T10:24:20.390-04:002009-09-02T10:24:20.390-04:00Hi Mary: Yes, that's why life expectancy was s...Hi Mary: Yes, that's why life expectancy was so low. So many women died in childbirth too, and odds were that a child wouldn't live to his 18th birthday!Joyce Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632240079786411386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-37586995340994360352009-09-02T10:15:51.769-04:002009-09-02T10:15:51.769-04:00Interesting information here! I'll definitely ...Interesting information here! I'll definitely be checking out the book you mentioned!The Word Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283938312275406325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-87214346966792698562009-09-02T06:15:59.983-04:002009-09-02T06:15:59.983-04:00Hi Joyce,
Sounds fascinating. Easy to see why the ...Hi Joyce,<br />Sounds fascinating. Easy to see why the mortality rates were so high, though.<br />Regards<br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-86994158243925535602009-09-01T21:32:10.003-04:002009-09-01T21:32:10.003-04:00Great post. I love this stuff. Humoral medicine be...Great post. I love this stuff. Humoral medicine began with Galen a few thousand years ago. "Physicks" are a recent development. Interested folks can also read Boorstein's THE DISCOVERERS and McNeill's PLAGUES AND PEOPLES to get a better grasp on the path leading to today's healing practices. ;)<br /><br />And Mary, women had a 50% chance of dying each time they gave birth until LAST century. That's scary looking back!Skhyehttp://blog.skhyemoncrief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386077972421065740.post-31262356166744829242009-09-01T20:46:22.885-04:002009-09-01T20:46:22.885-04:00No wonder they died so young. Imagine I'd be d...No wonder they died so young. Imagine I'd be dead if I lived in that time!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.com