A new international research project featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that ...

In an era marked by strict patriarchal norms, women developed creative methods to protect their bodily autonomy, often using ...

Interestingly, it seems many medical recipes actually included exotic herbs and spices that would ... “Moreover, we have been able to show medieval Christians adopting insights from non-Christian ...

A new exhibition offers a glimpse into the unusual and sometimes bizarre medical practices of the Middle Ages.. The Cambridge University Library exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval ...

Medieval thinking about medicine evolved in Europe through encounter the Middle Eastern culture of Islam. Islamist scholars like Hunayn ibn Ishaq began the process of translating, and later ...

Dr Freeman said medieval medicine “wasn’t simply superstition or blind trial-and-error”. A 14th century manuscript containing over 800 pictures and describing a herbal treatment for a snake ...

A cough remedy fit for a king: How to make your own 'medieval Vicks VapoRub' as 'tidal wave' of flu cases sweep across Britain. By SARAH OLIVER and DR PHILIPPA KAYE. Published: 19:16 EDT, 14 ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious ...