Doctors during the Black Plague tried to cure the disease by 1. rubbing onions, herbs, or even chopped up snake on boils, or cutting up a pigeon and rubbing it on the infecteds body. 2. having the infected drink vinager, eating crushed minerals, arsenic, mercury, or treacle. 3. the infected sitting close to a fire/ heat to drive out the fever 4. Even fumigating to house with herbs to purify the air.
Some of the cures they tried included: Rubbing onions, herbs or a chopped up snake (if available) on the boils or cutting up a pigeon and rubbing it over an infected body. Drinking vinegar, eating crushed minerals, arsenic, mercury or even ten-year-old treacle!
