Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. Illustrated Tudor Herbal 1520 Herbal remedies were often known as 'simples'. Bleeding was a common practice in Tudor England. People believed that illness was often caused by having too much "bad blood." Astrology played a key role in diagnosing a patient's illness. Tudor barbers would pull out rotten teeth. Tudor apothecaries were early pharmacists, selling medicine and remedies. Tudors would get basic health care from their own family members, the Church or by visiting the local wise woman. Plague doctors dressed in a beaked mask, boots, gloves and were wrapped head-to-toe in vinegar-doused clothes. There were no modern medicines, no antiseptics, and washing hands was an uncommon practice