In medieval times if you suffered from depression, what was one of its deadly treatments?

Drinking tea made from poisonous flowers

This really sounds horrifying. How did medieval doctors treat eye cataracts?

Removing them with a needle straight into the eye

In which pungent way did surgeons treat migraines in this historic era?

Placing garlic inside the skull

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Round 6: Medieval Medical Treatments Quiz

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Daily Quiz: Monday 6th September 2021 It’s no wonder people died so young during this period in history, you think? Many medieval medical treatments were certainly barbaric – but others, amazing.

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1
Another deadly plant used in medieval times to treat gout, was one believed to scream when uprooted. Can you name it?
Mandrake
Chrysanthemum
Hydrangea
Daffodil
2
Leprosy is a disease that has plagued mankind for thousands of years. One of its treatments in medieval times was what?
Treacle
Cow manure
Vegemite
Squashed frogs
3
Various treatments were part of the medieval doctor's manual for dealing with epilepsy. What was it's common name?
The fainting illness
The sleeping sickness
The tripping illness
The falling sickness
4
In medieval times if you suffered from depression, what was one of its deadly treatments?
Drinking tea made from poisonous flowers
Putting the patient in a den of lions
Putting the patient in stocks
Exposing the patients to smiling skulls
5
Bloodletting was used to treat many illnesses in medieval times including which of the following heat related conditions
Loss of a limb
Pregnancy
Tonsillitis
Nausea and fever
6
A medieval treatment, for minor wounds or burns, required the application of which product from a creepy crawly?
osquito egg
Silk from a silkworm cocoon
Spider web
Cockroach droppings
7
Another medieval treatment effectively for its antiseptic properties, was the essence of snails. Used to treat what?
Sore throat
Ingrown toenail
Ear ache
Boils
8
This really sounds horrifying. How did medieval doctors treat eye cataracts?
Removing them with a needle straight into the eye
Having the eye licked by a toad
Pulling the eye out
Pouring acid into the eye
9
In which pungent way did surgeons treat migraines in this historic era?
Placing garlic inside the skull
Allowing a leech to suck the forehead
Dosing the patient with hemlock and wine
Removing the eye below the migraine area
10
Fittingly enough for the end of a quiz, which end product was used frequently in medieval times to clean wounds?
Pus
Urine
Rheum
Ear wax

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