The Use Of Herbs And Plants In Elizabethan England

Practitioners with a lack of formal education did medical care in the 17th century. Many women and laypeople in that time had lots of expertise in herbal medicines and folk antidotes to cure colonists. The first curer people would turn to if they were sick would be a neighbor or a family member. However, there was a new type of physician in the 18th century. This was usually a young man from a wealthy family who went to an elite university who didn 't see himself as a doctor, but more as a scientist. The new physicians learned anatomy through dissection, assisted researchers, and helped with medical experiments. They also observed surgical procedures, and sat through lectures about new advances in the department of medical science. Alongside the scientists, there were also surgeons. The military was where many surgeons

Throughout history, humans have used herbs and other objects of nature to create medicine. The first acknowledged mention of apothecaries was in the Old Testament of the Bible. In the Bible it states that, “ and thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.” Exodus 30:35. Even before CE (common era), apothecaries were an important part of early society. The practice of making organic medicine from herbs was also present during the Roman empire. Since the Renaissance took a lot of inspiration from old Rome, they carried on the Roman traditions of medicine made of natural ingredients. During the Renaissance, students who wanted to enter the field of apothecary would be trained as apprentices. This meant that they would be learning from a skilled employer, earning low wages for a certain amount of time. In the 1500’s, the art of the apothecary was starting to be taught in universities as

There were many interesting trades presented on this website. One of these trades that interested me the most was apothecary. Apothecary in the colonial era was a druggist who had a similar roles to what a doctor does today. They didn’t just provide medical treatment, or prescribe drugs but also performed surgeries as well. Reading more about this trade, I discovered that some apothecaries even trained to become man-midwives. Before reading this article, I had the assumption that the majority of mid-wives were female, and that most men didn’t handle child birth in that time era. Furthermore, some of the ingredients used in colonial remedies, that is still found in modern medicine. Some include, but are limited to; chalk for heartburn (Tums), calamine for skin irritations (Aveeno lotions) and many more. Like many drug stores today, apothecaries also sold household items and not just drugs.

“The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic, or hospital.” (Mark Hyman). In the Elizabethan Era, most of society was poverty-stricken, which drove communities to improvise to help the sick as real doctors and physicians were too expensive. Barbers and wise women rose to the occasion of helping the sick, although they did not have much medical knowledge. Medical knowledge was also lacked in professional doctors and physicians as their knowledge revolved around their religion, leaving the sick in the mercy of misconceptions. During the 16th century, society suffered from lack of medical knowledge and ignorance to the benefit of sanitation, resulting in misconceptions of faulty doctors that brought expansion of diseases and death.

Summary: This website tells the history of food at the time of the Elizabethan Era.Poor people had unvaried diets consisting largely of bread, fish, cheese and ale, but the rich of Elizabethan England ate well.All kinds of meats were served to the rich people of Elizabethan England.Vegetables and fruits were regarded with some suspicion and was far more common for roasted and boiled meat to be accompanied with bread.Tudors were fond of desserts.Sometimes wine glasses, dishes, playing cards and trenchers were made out of a crisp modeled sugar called sugar-plate which would be elaborately decorated.

The success to a healthy life is a healthy diet. For those living in the Elizabethan Era food was directly linked to health. Although diet in the modern age is simple, diet patterns of the Elizabethan era was very complex. The Elizabethan era’s diet was complex because it relied on many differentiating factors. These factors were class, region, religious holidays, and nutrition values. When comparing the diets of the classes there are no specific types of classes just upper and lower class. Class played an immense role in diet because the wealthier you were the better quality food you could afford. Another factor that affected diet was the different regions in Europe. Southern Europeans ate differently from Northern Europeans because they were able to grow certain foods, and different animal species were in greater abundance. Religious holidays also altered diet because certain religions prohibited consuming certain foods on specific days. An example of a religious holiday is Lent. Nutrition values and theories were plentiful and diverse. There were many lists from many different physicians pronouncing their newest diet regulations for a healthy life. All of these factors affected the Elizabethan diet. In the end one’s lifestyle greatly affected one’s diet.

Food is a staple in life. Everyone needs it, but not everyone gets what they want from it. In England during the Elizabethan Era there was a variety of foods. There were many imported foods and spices but a great deal of people never had the chance to try those amazing foods, except for the rich people. In the Elizabethan time period, the food eaten by the different classes, at feasts, and the ingredients used, played a major role in the civilization of England.

The Barbers were allowed to only let blood and pull teeth (Alchin). The most common thing that the people did was visit an Elizabethan apothecary who sold drugs because they had no money to spend on actual doctors

Elizabethan medicine was administered by a wide variety of doctors. An individual's doctor depended on his or her class and whether they could pay the fee. The usual course a majority of people took

Food of the Elizabethan Time People’s food of the Elizabethan time period depended on their social status and their financial abilities while malnutrition, diseases, and deficiencies made it harder for them to find food. The rich and the poor both had high risks of deficiencies because of the lack of sanitary foods and places and lack of nutrients. The food consumed varied depending on wealth and social class. In the Medieval period meat was a sign of wealth which carried over into the Elizabethan era. New inventions and the rapidly growing industries contributed into the new food of this time.

The Elizabethan era was a remarkable time period, rich of developing cultures, the introduction of varying styles of art, and the spread of different philosophies across this undiscovered world. In spite of this birth of a new age, it was also the primary link to the development of history’s most abominable diseases. Technology and medicine during this time was far from sophisticated enough to tame this invisible enemy. This was a golden age indeed; however, the disease ridden streets made it a living nightmare.

Joseph Giannamore Mr. Schmidt English 9 G4 29 September 2015 Elizabethan Food and Drink Crabapple juice, rabbit, and honey, all favorites of people from Elizabethan times. The Elizabethan era was period of English history in which great advances were made in culture, particularly entertainment, food and drink, and clothes. Culture includes people's language, ethnicity, clothing, food, activities, etc. Elizabethan people are not around today and only are a great part of english history. Wealthy Elizabethans were well fed and enjoyed many great types fruits and vegetables.

The Elizabethan Era was very ironic in terms of status and nutrition of the rich and poor as the rich were known to have worse health than the poor and common people. Which asks the question, what are the differences between the nutrition health, and table/food manners between the poor/common people and rich? Since the rich has more money which leads to a bigger variety of selections and the poor and common peoples did not, what are the reasons for this outcome?

Shakespeare’s impressive use of metaphor, simile, or image in Richard II makes it become one of the greatest English work in the world literature. Among these rhetorical effects, the metaphor is all over the place in the work. However, the type of metaphor considered to be one of the most significant during Richard II is the gardening metaphor. The garden scene, which is from Act 3, scene 4 of the play, has successfully provided the perspective of a subject – a gardener – about the kingdom at present and the sound, reasonable nature of the overthrown.

Medicine is a necessity, no matter when or where in time. Medicine during the medieval times was an especially important necessity. Advanced technology that we use today did not exist back then, and because of that, medicine was different. All the doctors could use were their own hands and/or very strange medical techniques. To understand medicine during this time, one must understand the medical professions, the diseases, and how the sick were treated.