1. Medicine In The Colonial Times By: Anna Chessky 7C3 – ID4 The sickness the fever the headaches the doctors the settlers the germs the dirt the loses and the MEDICINE

2. What do we American do when we get sick? We start to sneeze and then a cough follows. We are sick! You are probably thinking that you should go to the doctor where he would prescribe you some antibiotics. Yah! You will no longer be sick and have a scratchy throat. I should probably go to the doctor

3. The colonists did a poor job at sanitizing their household, communities, and even their bodies. Colonists had no toilet or running water! When the colonists decided to create a settlement didn’t they consider calling a plumber? I mean where were they planning to potty!

4. Their toilet was either a chamber pot they kept under beds or what they called a privy. (A privy was an outdoor toilet made of wood or brick.) The colonists got their “fresh, clean” water from the well. Drinking wells were contaminated by discarding toilet waste into streams and creeks.

5. The Privy The Well

7.  Colonials did bath for long periods. They felt that bathing washed away the layer of dirt that was their protection against germs and disease. When they did bathe, it consisted of washing with a cloth dipped into a basin of water.  As we know today, this behavior could actually spread germs and bacteria instead of ridding them.  Warning: P arents don’t share this information with your KIDS they tend to follow the colonists behavior! Mom I don’t need to take showers anymore!

8. At this point in history people didn’t know a lot about the body. You can tell because they felt that covering themselves in dirt w as a healthy option to protect against germs. No medical college existed in the colonies before the Revolution. The sick were primarily treated by their family. The Mom was the designated "doctor" of the house. Some families would write to England to for medical advice. It was only in 1769 that Doctors were first recognized. Why didn’t colonist know more about the human body?

9. Most colonists had a large supply of different medicinal herbs and herbal remedies Some families would write to England to for medical advice. The most popular herbs were garlic, onion, sage, rosemary, thyme and parsley. Garlic Sage Onion

10. Rosemary Thyme Parsley

11. Which Herbs Were Used And Why? CATNIP : Catnip was used for head colds and stomachaches. CHAMOMILE: The flowers were cooked to provoke sweat and expel colds and aches.“ CHIVES: Still in great use today, chives were found in cooking and flower arrangements as well as for medicinal use. Garlic and onions are used as remedies against every disease and said to protect children against evil spirits. DILL: Dill comes from the Norse word "dilla," and means "to calm to sleep." It was also used for hiccups and to strengthen the brain. HYSSOP: When hyssop leaves where soaked in oil it was then used to treat lice which was very common. These leaves were also applied to arthritic joints.

12. MINT: The most popular, spearmint, was drunk as a tea to comfort the nerves. PARSLEY: Its roots were boiled to remove to promote urine production. ROSE OF SHARON: This herb was valued for its "slimy quality" and used to cancel out hard tumors and ease pain as a local compress made from the boiled root. ROSEMARY: This herb was applied to restore eyesight and remove spots and scars on the skin. Rosemary compresses and oils were used for the head and heart to relieve painful joints and muscles. THYME: The species of thyme grown by the colonists was a wild variety that survived the cold winters. It was used for fevers and toothaches.

15. What happened if the diseases were more severe and herbs would not help the sick being? Common Diseases:

21. Doctors often took care of broken bones, prescribed herbs and hard liqueur, and vanquished evil spirits. The doctor was highly respected by all classes and households. The doctor was present at every birth and every funeral. He sat with the minister at the death bed of every human and put his name with that of the lawyer to every will. As you can see doctors are still important today for they can save our lives.

22. When you come into a doctor’s office don’t worry about sanitization or the amount of knowledge they have. If it wasn’t for the colonists doctors wouldn’t have learned from their mistakes.

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