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  2. Medieval medicine of Western Europe - Wikipedia

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    Medieval medicine is widely misunderstood, thought of as a uniform attitude composed of placing hopes in the church and God to heal all sicknesses, while sickness itself exists as a product of destiny, sin, and astral influences as physical causes. But, especially in the second half of the medieval period (c. 1100–1500 AD), medieval medicine ...

  3. Gilbertus Anglicus - Wikipedia

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    Gilbertus Anglicus (or Gilbert of England, also known as Gilbertinus; c. 1180 – c. 1250) [1] was a medieval English physician. [1] [2] [3] He is known chiefly for his encyclopedic work, the Compendium of Medicine (Compendium Medicinæ), most probably written between 1230 and 1250. [2]

  4. Caduceus as a symbol of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...

  5. Medieval medicine: astrological 'bat books' that told doctors ...

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    A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science. Medieval medicine: astrological 'bat books' that told doctors when to treat patients Skip to main ...

  6. Medicine in the medieval Islamic world - Wikipedia

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    Medical contributions made by medieval Islam included the use of plants as a type of remedy or medicine. Medieval Islamic physicians used natural substances as a source of medicinal drugs—including Papaver somniferum Linnaeus, poppy, and Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, hemp. [82] In pre-Islamic Arabia, neither poppy nor hemp was known. [82]

  7. Barber surgeon - Wikipedia

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    Franz Anton Maulbertsch's The Quack (c. 1785) shows barber surgeons at work. Bloodletting set of a barber surgeon, beginning of 19th century, Märkisches Museum Berlin. The barber surgeon, one of the most common European medical practitioners of the Middle Ages, was generally charged with caring for soldiers during and after battle.

  8. Schola Medica Salernitana - Wikipedia

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    The Schola Medica Salernitana (Italian: Scuola Medica Salernitana) was a medieval medical school, the first and most important of its kind. Situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the south Italian city of Salerno , it was founded in the 9th century and rose to prominence in the 10th century, becoming the most important source of medical knowledge in ...

  9. List of medieval European scientists - Wikipedia

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    Pseudo-Geber (fl late 13 century) was an alchemist, who wrote Summa perfectionis magisterii, the most important medieval alchemical treaty. Duns Scotus. John Duns Scotus (1266–1308), Doctor Subtilis, was a member of the Franciscan Order, philosopher and theologian.