What medicine was used during the Elizabethan Era?
Hi! Good one to answer. A Wide variety of things were used. Most of them were based on the believe that illnes was caused by an impurity of the blood, so blood letting was considered the normal option for all times of ails. This would either be done with a knife or leeches. Around the Elizabethan Times, you still had the plague hanging around. Cures for this included strapping a shaved chicken to a boil (NOT KIDDING!), eating crushed emeralds (For the very rich) and lighting a bonfire outside you house (in the believe that the bad smell are what caused the plague) Hope this helps!
