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