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 ...

Why medieval couples thought weasel testicles could cure infertility It wasn’t merely superstition or ‘blind trial-and-error’ ...

Doctors in the Middle Ages did not have access to the advanced knowledge that we do. So what did they know? Find out in this 3rd level BBC Bitesize article.

Weasel testicles infertility cure features in exhibition on medieval medicine Manuscripts drawn from the collections of the university library and Cambridge’s historic colleges will go on display.

One is for soothing a head cold, the other for clearing congestion. 'Imagine a medieval Vicks VapoRub,' she says. The recipes, for a herbal head poultice and a stale ale, mustard seed and nutmeg ...

Medieval cures frequently blurred the line between magic and medicine. Many manuscripts contain charms and rituals alongside herbal remedies, and there are even instructions on how to make amulets ...

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