Facial masks of vinegar and barley water? Medieval ‘health hacks’ reflect today’s Tiktok trends
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Historians recently unearthed some “health hacks” that date back to the Middle Ages and some sound as if they left Tiktok.
The database, called Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine, offers a lot of information about how people in the so -called “Middle Ages” saw health, science and medicine. It was announced by the University of Binghamton in July.
Meg Leja, an associated professor at the University, told News Digital that he helped catalog hundreds of medieval medical texts, particularly focused on all surviving Latin manuscripts until the year 1000.
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“This means that we cover most of continental Europe, but not in England, where many early medieval medical writings were in the vernacular (that is, ancient English),” he said.
“Because very few manuscripts survive from before the year 600, indeed our range of dates is 600 to 1000”.
Historians recently discovered “health hacks” that date back to the Middle Ages. Some drinks were intended to purge mucus and “unwanted matter” of the body, as well as juice cleaning today. (Images Ltl/Heritage through Getty Images; Istock)
Some of the priests, the researchers said, could fit into modern well -being circles. Below there are six examples that they found.
1. Original juice cleaning
Historians found themselves repeatedly with a 12 -month detoxification plan that included drinking herbs such as cinnamon, sage, ginger and fennel, one for each month.
It was said that drinks purge the accumulation body such as mucus and “unwanted matter”, as well as modern juice cleansing.
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2. A vinegar mask for bright skin
Another recipe in the database recommended a vinegar remedy “so that your face is radiant.”
“Mollar wheat flour with vinegar [and] Put this as a plaster mixed with oil, “advises the tip.
Medical care in the Middle Ages depended on hands, herbs and improvisation, according to old records. (Photo 12/Group of Universal Images through Getty Images)
3. Barley water for digestion
Barley water occasionally appears in Tiktok as a “natural remedy”, and centuries before the influential promoted it, the first medieval writers recommended their use.
According to a written text before 1000 AD, a healer said that mixing barley with hot wine would help digestion.
4. A cure that involves dead vultures
Other hacks were not at all Tiktok, with ingredients that are unpleasant and difficult to obtain.
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A text written before 1250 swore for dead vultures as a unique cure for a myriad of health problems.
From birds to bottled beers, medieval healers had a cure for each ailment, even strange. (Heritage Art/Heritage Images through Getty Images)
“Capture a vulture and behead with a cane while says ‘Angel, Adonai Abraham, in your account the word is complete'”, advises the text.
It was said that the skull of the dead bird avoids migraines, while their eyeballs “relieve the pain of the eyes.” It was also said that binding the vulture feathers to the legs of a pregnant woman helped accelerate childbirth.
5. Lagartos hair aid
A advice of the end of the ninth century, which is located in the personal manuscript of a priest, suggested using green lizard ashes for the most complete hair.
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“For fluid hair, cover your entire head with a fresh tasty summer and salt and vinegar,” said translated instructions. “[Then] Rub with the ashes of a burned green lizard, mixed with oil. “
6. THE CABRA ESTRIR remedy
The most repulsive recipe, of a text of the eleventh century, offered the following chest pain council.
“Dissolve the goat manure in water and, sifted, you drink it,” advises the tip. “Soon it relieves pain, so intensely it hurts.”
Expert perspective
J. Matthew Knight, MD, dermatologist certified by the Board and Surgeon of Mohs, urged caution for those who consider trying these priests.
Florida’s medical expert told News Digital that, although barley, cinnamon and fennel can offer minor digestive benefits, the idea of detoxifying more than 12 months is not backed by science.
“When it comes to Tiktok trends, or medieval remedies, there is a painfully little or none scientific basis for use.”
Knight, the founder of the Knight Institute of Dermatology, also pointed out that the vinegar facial mask “could lead to irritating contact dermatitis,” although vinegar has antibacterial effects.
As for the most extreme remedies, such as using goat manure for chest pain, the doctor warned that they are “unhealthy and dangerous”, and emphasized that any person who experiences chest pain should go directly to the emergency room.
Some medieval priests asked for exotic ingredients that are difficult to obtain today, such as vulture feathers. (Culture Club/Getty Images)
Although Knight said he appreciates the novelty of the list, there are “somewhere between fun and completely ineffective.”
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“All these schemes are prior to the microscope, the theory of the germs of the disease and modern medicine, and trust the idea that diseases were due to spiritual imbalance, moral transgression or cosmic forces,” he told News Digital. “The disease was not seen as bacterial or viral, but as a disturbance in invisible forces, such as ‘body moods’.”
“Unfortunately, when it comes to Tiktok trends, or medieval remedies, there is a painfully little scientific base or none for use.”