Medieval Physic & Cirurgian Needed STAT!

This looks like the place....

[I tried a search but, as I am a writer, I really need to further encouragement to procrastinate. You know what i mean. I did read some really interesting things some marketer decided was close to medieval medicine. .... I will try not to go back to it I said this at least once before.]


Can anyone here point me to where I can find information about The Humours? How about the four elements in medical diagnosis?

For example, should I only apply dung to an open wound and is there another application for this remedy? Is there a book that allows me to physic like a boss (circa 1199)?

Yes, European medieval medicine research time. I am a layman, Jim, not a doctor. (Please be gentle.) I am also in a foreign language country so a reference library is no good to me unless they deliver, or it's a safe Google site (I am stuck surfing with XP). I need a non-fiction place to start finding a variety of medieval medical diagnoses and I don't mind spending my time leisurely reading so long as it's not about someone's Google marketing.

I also need to create my own home library so if you have an Amazon affiliate link, hit me with it. I'll be happy to oblige if the book is what I am seeking.

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Duncan J Macdonald said:

A quick Google yeilded this site. I'm not sure about his writing, but there are five interesting books in the bibliography.

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This is a fine summary! Thank you for this. It gives me a grip on the basics. Hard to know what questions to ask when the form of the answer is given in the structure of a foreign (medieval) language.

This thing: http://greenmedicine.ie/school/images/Library/Old-Time%20Makers%20of%20Medicine.pdf

goes on; crosses my eyes; cure insomnia without modern pharmacology. On the positive, it goes into pedantic depth offering on a few nuggets of charcoal in a blinding array of diamonds. I am looking for the coal to burn my imagination not the hardest substance to bang my head. See I can find frustration on my own.

Apart from the problem that no one reads it, the great problem seeking a recommendation from The Internet IMHO is that, ultimately, appealing to The Internet for an answer is by no way making a recommendation. It is worse than (using a WC Fields voice) saying "get to the local library kid..." where one would reasonably expect a librarian to be somewhat familiar with what they're recommending. Google is not a guide or a substitute for opinion/recommendation.

Sorry for the rant. Actually, I am more sorry for a lack of recommendations. Has anyone else besides Duncan and King actually read something they would be so kind to share, please? I am seeking a recommendation that would cut my time down from months to weeks. [I know about the Intertubes. It is through one of those tubes I am contacting you now.]


Has anyone read any of these books, who can give an opinion?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442601035/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1442601035&linkCode=as2&tag=crowcommun-20&linkId=WYRPJ35LGIR3ZSRQ

What do you think of this one, have you read it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0275984850/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0275984850&linkCode=as2&tag=crowcommun-20&linkId=HM4LHY4B2EWXY64L

When you read this one, did you get what I am seeking from my search?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GNDX69U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00GNDX69U&linkCode=as2&tag=crowcommun-20&linkId=4OR6QVS7325XX7MC

and I do not recommend this one for a guy like me for what I want – but take it from me not a Google-God:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K1ZV544/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00K1ZV544&linkCode=as2&tag=crowcommun-20&linkId=IAB633BU2HM2JHCM

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Creative Cowboy said:

Apart from the problem that no one reads it, the great problem seeking a recommendation from The Internet IMHO is that, ultimately, appealing to The Internet for an answer is by no way making a recommendation. It is worse than (using a WC Fields voice) saying "get to the local library kid..." where one would reasonably expect a librarian to be somewhat familiar with what they're recommending. Google is not a guide or a substitute for opinion/recommendation.

Sorry for the rant. Actually, I am more sorry for a lack of recommendations.

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Well, after a night's sleep and an intelligent perspective on the helpful Google comments here, I want to apologize to both Williebee and ULTRAGOTHA. I may not appreciate the Googles distraction but I do appreciate willingness to get involved and help. The fact is, this specific question does not seem to have been asked before.

I will share what resources for the layman I can find so others may benefit from a leg up. It might make months of research seem more heroic if not less tedious and tiresome.

I would appreciate any help to cut down my time away from writing while I research this.