Role Description____________________________________

The Apothecary was the medieval town's equivalent of the pharmacist. He or she prepared herbs and medicines for the people and prescribed them as well. The Apothecary requires skills in diagnosing sicknesses and identifying and cultivating the herbs with which the cordials and unguents are made. They must also have the skills needed to manufacture such potions and poultices. Some reading and writing skills to keep records of the recipes are necessary as are bargaining skills as the Apothecary is usually a master with his own shop.

Keywords______________________________________________________

herbalist	herbalism	pharmacology
medicine	pharmacist
Pharmacy	herbs

Print Resources_________________________________________________

Title	Location	Call Number	Pages
Dictionary of the Middle Ages	Reference	REF 940.1 DIC	v.6, p.180-184
Death and Disease	Society and Culture	610 WOO	p.10-13
You Wouldn't want to be Sick in the 16th Century	Society and Culture	610 SEN	p. 22
Health and Medicine	Society and Culture	940.1 PIR	p. 22-23
The Middle Ages	Reference	REF 940.1 MID	v. 2, p. 208
Medieval World	Reference	REF 940.1 MED	v. 6, p.63

Web Resources__________________________________________________

Suggested Databases:
Thomson Gale: Student Resource Center Gold; History Resource Center-World

Web Sites:

Apothecary

Medieval Herbs

Medieval Alchemy and Herbalist Symbols