medical practices in the early middle ages

“Medical Practices in the Early Middle Ages”

The Article “Medical Practices in the Early Middle Ages” is placed in the chapter directly before the reading on health and medical practices in the Carolingian times. This is a good place because it expresses the high use of medicinal herbs. The article goes a step further then the chapter by giving examples of remedies from three different medical manuscripts from Anglo-Saxon England.
From the first manuscript, Anglo-Saxon Herbal, they give cures for balding heads, dandruff, and indigestion. For each of the three, parts from the plant cress and other natural ingredients are used in such a way to relieve the illness. From the Leechbook of Bald are ointments for all wounds and every type of burn (sunburn, fire, liquid.) The ointments are again all made from herbs and other natural ingredien...