Manuscripts show how medieval doctors 'cured infertility using weasel testicle

Cambridge University exhibition reveals medieval medical cures

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Manuscripts show how medieval doctors 'cured infertility using weasel testicle

One manuscript showed a ‘vein man’, showing various locations of veins (Picture: PA) Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – have been revealed in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World looks at how medical practitioners of the time sought to understand and treat illness with… strange methods. One 15th Century manuscr…

The Cambridge University Library has presented unique medieval manuscripts that describe methods for treating various diseases, including infertility. The 15th-century manuscripts were compiled by a Carmelite monk, healers, doctors, and even alchemists. RBC-Ukraine (Styler project) reports on the methods used to treat infertility in the Middle Ages, citing the Cambridge University Library website. The manuscripts, which were translated from Lati…

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