This spice, Zingiber officinale, was used during the Middle Ages against the plague because it caused sweating
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Sweating sickness - Wikipedia  Sweating sickness, also known as "English sweating sickness" or "English sweate" (Latin: ... The characteristic sweat broke out suddenly without any obvious cause. ... 1st Earl of Derby used the "sweating sickness" as an excuse not to join with ... It was regarded as being quite distinct from the plague, the pestilential fever or...
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The Dreaded Sweat: the Other Medieval Epidemic | History Today  May 15, 2014 ... While most people have heard of the Black Death, medieval Europe was also ... infamy because its victims were killed within 24 hours by sweating to death. ... with antibiotics, but no one knows what caused the sweating sickness. ... to England after somehow acquiring it during their campaign against the...
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Medieval Use of Herbs-- a class presented to the Eisental Pages  A selection of herbs and spices used in medieval times ... Rosemary is said to have blue flowers because the Virgin dried her cloak on it on the way to Egypt. ... like celery or candied and whose leaves & roots were used against fevers, plague, and illness of all kinds. ... Ginger, Zingiber officinale: rhizome of a tropical plant.
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Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack  THIS SPICE, ZINGIBER OFFICINALE, WAS USED DURING THE MIDDLE AGES AGAINST THE PLAGUE BECAUSE IT CAUSED SWEATING, GINGER.
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What was sweating sickness? - The Anne Boleyn Files  I'm just throwing this out there because someone I worked with died during the .... Maybe whatever microbe caused the sweating sickness had its own natural predator ..... Rodents were prevalent everywhere during the Middle Ages; they had no ... imported product (that could be salt,a spice or anything else that was used in...
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Plague: Yersinia pestis  Plague or black death is an infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and ... and pneumonic forms [note: bubo is derived from a Greek word for groin]. ... It swept across Europe and Asia in a series of devastating pandemics during the Middle Ages. ... killing 100 million in the 6th century and 25 million in the 14th century.
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A Brief History of Spices  Perfuming the embalmed body with fragrant spices in early Egypt. .... During the 5th century AD ginger plants were grown in pots and carried ... spices had been used even before about 1000 BC, when the sacred ... The ancient Greeks imported Eastern spices like pepper, cassia, cinnamon, and ginger to the Mediter-.
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1320: Section 6: The Black Death  This epidemic now known as the "Black Death" was an outbreak of bubonic plague which ... As the population began to surpass the capacity of the land to feed its .... For example, a victim's buboes can swell so much they burst through the ... After the Plague erupted and in just five years killed a quarter to a third of Europe's...
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Black Death - Wikipedia  The Black Death or Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, ... 6 See also; 7 References; 8 Further reading; 9 External links .... The outbreaks have been shown to occur roughly 15 years after a warmer and ..... In the first half of the 17th century, a plague claimed some 1.7 million victims in...
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A History of Plague - A World History Encyclopedia  A brief history of plague and epidemics from Ancient Times to Today. ... is the Black Death of the 14th century but epidemics were nothing new in Europe. ... In the 6th century AD bubonic plague struck and killed millions. ... It certainly claimed the lives of millions. ... In total perhaps 25 million people died from the Black Death.
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ginger - Wiktionary  The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used ... Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of ..... To apply ginger to the anus of a horse to encourage it to carry its tail high and move in a lively fashion. ... You can also discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
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Cooking with the Bible - HERBS AND SPICES  The Romans also believed that aniseed would prevent bad breath and remove wrinkles and that an anise plant hung over the bed would take away bad dreams. .... Romans used chives in their cooking, for chives now grow wild around the ... In ancient times, because of its flavor and its scarcity, cinnamon was worth as...
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Black Death - Wikipedia  The Black Death or Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, ... The plague recurred occasionally in Europe until the 19th century. .... malady began to change, black spots or livid making their appearance in many ..... its origins, about a third of the European population had already perished.
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Eau de Cologne, a case of ancient Industrial espionage?  Saffire ...  Cologne in 1709 was a smelly city recuperating from the last Plague ... therefore that many Italians settled in the City, as did Johann Baptists Farina in 1709. ... his oils. From suppliers of Bergamot he insisted on being told under which weather ... skills enabled him to make a stable product with a never changing fragrance,...
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Yellow Fever - the plague of Memphis - Historic Memphis  The history of the Yellow Fever epidemics in Memphis and how this 'plague' ... a priest from St. Mary's Episcopal Church who died caring for Yellow Fever victims. ... While helping with the 1878 epidemic he contracted the disease and died...
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History of Hygiene Timeline - History Learning Site  Sep 1, 2015 ... Home  A History of Medicine  History of Hygiene Timeline ... of the germ theory of disease in the second half of the nineteenth century, ... Used from at least 600 BC by ancient Grecians, they've been used up till ... Until the medieval period, people used lye, made of ashes and urine, to clean their clothes.
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Epidemics of the Past: Bubonic Plague - Infoplease  The bubonic plague, better known as the The Black Death, has existed for ... the most significant outbreak was in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century. ... By the third day, a painful swelling of the lymph glands in the neck, armpits, ... Plague-infected rats on merchant ships spread the disease to western Asia and Europe.
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Plague (disease) - Wikipedia  Plague is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Depending on ... The bacterium is named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre ... The largest of these were the Plague of Justinian of 541542, The Black ... infested the rats, making the rats themselves the first victims of the plague.
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Sweating sickness - Wikipedia  Sweating sickness, also known as "English sweating sickness" or "English sweate" (Latin: ... The onset of symptoms was dramatic and sudden, with death often occurring within hours. ... After the cold stage, which might last from half an hour to three hours, the hot and sweating stage ..... Severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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Summary/Reviews: Plague : - Buffalo & Erie County Public Library  In 1894, the malady spread from Canton, China, to Hong Kong. ... A scourge of epic proportions, the plague raced through medieval Europe and Asia, killing millions. ... Although Yersin discovered the bacillus causing the plague, Kitasato...
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Bubonic plague - Wikipedia  Bubonic plague is one of three types of bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. Three to ... Plague is believed to be the cause of the Black Death that swept through Asia, Europe, and Africa in the 14th century and killed an estimated 50 million people. This was about 25% to 60% of the European population. Because...