Successfully decipher the infamous doctor's prescription

Researchers from Cambridge University (UK) successfully decoded a series of ghostly and famous prescription drugs of 16th and 17th century astrologers, revealing many interesting details.

These pages are a record and a prescription for Simon Forman "astrologer" - a famous and infamous legend in 16th-17th century England, who has 80,000 cases of illness in his career.

2 pages of mysteries in the literature that Cambridge scientists took 10 years to decode - (photo: Bodleian Library).

The new decoding data gives scientists a first-hand look at life, fame and reason why doctors and assistants are said to be "quack" , even though there are many people who believe .

Part of the transcript - (photo: BBC).

In prescriptions from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the doctor declared that he had cured himself of the plague in 1592, and was able to cure many other incurable diseases, including venereal diseases. , "witchcraft" and a strange witness called "bloody flow" !.

Critically criticized by the London University of Medicine at the time, Simon Forman established a school of astrological medicine , claiming it could be based on stars to diagnose and cure all illnesses from physical illnesses to haunt the mind.

"Simon astrologer" Simon Forman - (photo: BBC)

In decoded notes, many "remedies" confuse scientists such as "dove slippers", dog liver, sculpture cheese, angel advice .

Apart from the aforementioned contents, there are many scribbles full of astronomical symbols, the "elixir" recipe , details of patients from warlords, a miserable chef, a dog bite to the phenomenon. "broken heart". Researchers took 10 years to screen and digitize the data.

Professor Lauren Kassell, the head of the study, said that what is newly deciphered is just the tip of the iceberg, as it opens up a part of the dirty and mysterious world of medicine, magic and other 17th century mysteries as well as partly reflect the worldview of the people of the time.

According to the researchers, a big reason for difficult prescriptions and records to decode is that it has a similarity to many modern prescription drugs - extremely bad doctor letters.