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Treatments B
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Name: Description: Balsam An aromatic oily or resinous medicinal preparation, sometimes to be externally applied, sometimes to be ingested, often in the form of a syrup, for healing wounds or soothing pain. Bathing Curative or therapeutic swimming and washing. Belladonna Atropa belladonna or Deadly Nightshade. Bistort The powdered roots of a plant native to Britain called Persicaria Bistorta, used as astringent. Also known as Snakeroot or Snakeweed. Bitters A term to describe all bitter medicines, including Peruvian bark. Blister Form of external, localised treatment designed to draw bad or poisonous 'humours' to the surface of the body. Bloodletting Taking or drawing blood, most frequently from the arm. Blue Vitriol Vitriolum Caerulum. Type of metal sulphate. Copper. Bolus A medicine in a round shape for swallowing for example a large pill or a single dose of a drug. Bread When used medicinally, most often to give form to pills. Burgundy pitch A treatment consisting of resin from the Norway spruce tree with a solid but soft consistency and reddish-brown in colour. Used in plasters and to relieve chest disorders such as a prolonged cough or rheumatic disorders. It was applied externally as melted pitch with gauze near the affected area.
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- Balsam
An aromatic oily or resinous medicinal preparation, sometimes to be externally applied, sometimes to be ingested, often in the form of a syrup, for healing wounds or soothing pain.
- Bathing
Curative or therapeutic swimming and washing.
- Belladonna
Atropa belladonna or Deadly Nightshade.
- Bistort
The powdered roots of a plant native to Britain called Persicaria Bistorta, used as astringent. Also known as Snakeroot or Snakeweed.
- Bitters
A term to describe all bitter medicines, including Peruvian bark.
- Blister
Form of external, localised treatment designed to draw bad or poisonous 'humours' to the surface of the body.
- Bloodletting
Taking or drawing blood, most frequently from the arm.
- Blue Vitriol
Vitriolum Caerulum. Type of metal sulphate. Copper.
- Bolus
A medicine in a round shape for swallowing for example a large pill or a single dose of a drug.
- Bread
When used medicinally, most often to give form to pills.
- Burgundy pitch
A treatment consisting of resin from the Norway spruce tree with a solid but soft consistency and reddish-brown in colour. Used in plasters and to relieve chest disorders such as a prolonged cough or rheumatic disorders. It was applied externally as melted pitch with gauze near the affected area.
- Balsam
