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Looking at what we would do today, using Jalap plant seems like a very primitive way of treating Yellow Fever which is caused by a virus carried by mosquitoes. The virus infects the liver causing a jaundiced (yellow) appearance to the skin and the whites of the eyes. The plant was used to cause vomiting. At the time people thought that disease was caused by an imbalance of what they called 'humors'.
Galen's humoral theory, for example, held that illnesses were caused by imbalances among four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. Restoration of proper humoral balance restored health. Doctors who embraced the humoral perspective studied fluids such as urine, vomit, and blood for signs of health, and prescribed treatments they hoped would influence the character of those fluids. So causing a patient to vomit was one way to do change the imbalance.
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What part of the jalap was used in medicine to cure yellow fever?
the root i think
What plant family is Jalap a member of?
Jalap is a dicot plant, member of the convulvus family. Jalap also refers to the dried tuberous roots of such plants.
How can you not get yellow fever?
where yellow fever is not there
Is Yellow Fever or Jungle Yellow Fever deadlier?
totz jungle yellow fever
Who discoverd yellow fever?
who dicoverd yellow fever?
What disease killed workers of the panama canal?
Malaria and Yellow Fever killed most workers.
Is yellow fever viral?
yellow fever is caused by a virus
What type of disease is the yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a virus.
Where to get the yellow fever vaccine in Nashik Maharashtra?
where do we get yellow fever vaccaine in pune
Where to get yellow fever vaccine in bhubaneswar?
can i get yellow fever vaccine in bhubanveswar with yellow card
Was yellow fever cured?
Yes,in the book yellow fever 1793 at the end it was cured by the first frost and yellow fever was over
Where to get yellow fever vaccination in jammu?
where to get the yellow fever vaccination in jammu
