Fever

 

Chamomile - Sip as a tea when needed to help reduce the temperature.

 

White Willow - As a tincture 20 drops daily after eating reduces fever  

 

Food Allergies

 

Agrimony - As a tincture 20 drops twice daily before eating 

 

Menstrual Problems

Angelica - Taken as tincture 20 drops 2-3 times a day helps with Menstural Cramps

(Do not take if pregnant or have high blood pressure may cause skin irritation)

 

Chamomile - Take the tea a hand before the menstural cycle to aid with the relief of

menstural cramps. As an oil massaged onto the lower back during mensturation (Do

not use the oil in early stages of pregnancy as it can stimulated mestruation)        

 

Migraines/Headaches

 

Angelica - As a tea mixed with Chamomile it helps with the nausea and pain associated with Migraines (Do not take Angelica if pregnant or with High blood pressure. May cause skin irritations).

Lavender - Drink twice daily as a tea if the patient can keep anything down, if not use the oil in a burner in a darkened room. 

 

Nausea

 

Angelica - Sip a mild tea when feeling nausea  (do not use when pregnant or high

blood pressure and may cause skin irritation)

 

Peppermint - As a tea take 1 cup twice a day to help reduce nausea and sickness. Sucking on a twig also helps nausea.    

 

Numbing

 

Blue Short Grass  - As a compress on an area, it numbs the near surrounding area.  

 

Pain Relief

 

Kanda - This is a strong drug used here on Gor its properties akin to the opiates of Earth.  The leaves are to be chewed for pain but should never be swallowed.  It can be poisonous and fatal.  (Use with caution)     

Valerian - 30 drops in water reduces muscle tension, pain and has a calming effect.

 

Pregnancy

 

Peppermint - As a tea take 1 cup twice a day to help reduce nausea and sickness.

 

Sage - Take as a tincture 20 drops per day it stimulates fertility

           - Helps reduce excessive milk in lactating women (avoid during pregnancy though)

  

Ramberry Leaves  -  As a tea can be given in the last two months in pregnancy to aid in labour.  And can be sipped during labour.  Do not take before the last two months.

 

Rehabilitation

 

Alfalfa - Helps recovery from any debilitating illness taken as a tea

             - Helps to stimulate the appetite - 15 drops taken before each meal

 

Lavender - Use the oil in a burner in the patients room, it relaxes and is a mood elevator and reduces anxiety.

 

Respiratory Problems

 

Angelica - Acts as an expectorant for chest infections tak as an infusion adding 1tbs

of dried herbs to 2 goblets of boiling water (do not use in  pregnant women, or high

blood pressure. May cause skin irritation)

 

Cayenne - Given as small does of compacted dried herbs helps with bronchial

disorders 1-2 tablets with each meal.

 

Liptus -  Helps with respatory problems. Parts Used : Leaves and the oil distilled from them.

Preparations & Doasage : An infusion may be made with 1-2 tsp of the leaves to a cup of boiling water. Let infuse for 10-15 minutes. The dose of tincture is 1ml. 3 times a day.

Exernal Use : Put 5 drops of the oil in a hot bath or 6 drops in boiling water, put towel over head and inhale the vapors.

 

Skin Irritation

 

Agrimony - As a compress used to treat things like Eczema

Cayenne - Used as a cream it reduces skin irritations (Do not use on broken skin)

 

Goldenseal - Used as a salve or compress it aids in skin irritation

 

Sleeping Problems

 

Bergamot - Used as an oil in a burner promotes restfull sleep

 

Valerian - Take 25 drops of tincture before bed.    

 

Sprains and Swelling

 

Amaranth - When crushed and made into a compress it helps reduce swelling

 

Lavender - Used as a compress or slave helps aleviate sore and aching bones and muscles

 

Peppermint - Use drops of mixed oils on the sore muscles.

 

Valerian - 30 drops in water reduces muscle tension, pain and has a calming effect.

 

Willow - 20 drops a day after a meal willow acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.    

 

Stomach Problems

 

Alfalfa - Helps to stimulate the appetite - 15 drops taken before each meal

 

Angelica - Relieves symptoms of an upset stomach take a tincture of 20 drops  2- 3

times daily (do not use when pregnant or high blood pressure and may cause skin

irritation)

 

Goldenseal - Has an antibacterial action in the bowl and gut. As a tincture take 20 drops daily.  (Goldenseal is a double edged sword along with killing of bad bacteria it also kills of good therefore only use for the maximum of one moon.  Do not use in pregnancy as it stimulates the uterine muscles)

 

Peppermint - Drink as a tea twice a day, as it has an antispasmodic agent for bowels. 

 

Sunburn

 

Aloe Vera - As a natural remedy for sunburn apply the gel directly to the affected

area.

 

Chamomile - Gently apply chamomile oil to the affected area (Do not use oil in the

early stages of pregnancy as it may stimulate mensturation)      

 

Urinary

 

Alfalfa - Relieves  symptoms of cystitis as a tincture of 15-20 drops twice daily

 

Angelica - Relieves symptoms of cystitis take as a tincture 20 drops 2-3 times daily

(do not use when pregnant or high blood pressure and may cause skin irritation)

 

Chamomile - To aid with cystitis drink copiousamounts of tea, sit in a chamomile

bath and place compresses over the lower abdomen.

 

Vomiting

Amaranth - Sip tea slow to help with the reduction of vomiting

 

Peppermint - As a tea take 1 cup twice a day to help reduce nausea and sickness.

 

Wounds

 

Agrimony - As agrimony has substance that are astringents it has the ability to close

wounds and stop bleeding when used as an external compress.

- Used as a healing cream it helps speed wound healing.

 

Healing Salve - As we all know the magical cure for anything here on Gor (use always)

 

Sage - Used as a compress sage provides a readily available antiseptic agent to promote the healing of wounds. 

 

Physicians

 

"the first day the Physician, a quiet man in the green garments of his caste, examined me, thoroughly. The instruments he used, the tests he performed, the samples he required were not unlike those of Earth. ...I could see neither cords nor battery cases. Yet the room was filled with a soft, gentle white light, which the physician could regulate by rotating the base of the bulb. Further, certain pieces of his instrumentation were clearly far from primitive. For example, there was a small machine with gauges and dials. In this he would place slides, containing drops of blood and urine, flecks of tissue, a strand of hair. With a stylus he would note readings on the machine, and, on the small screen at the top of the machine, I saw, vastly enlarged, what reminded me of an image witnessed under a microscope. -Captive of Gor, p 92-93

 

 

A physician entered the booth with his kit slung over the shoulder of his green robes. When the physician had finished the cleansing, chemical sterilization and dressing of the wounds [dagger stab wounds] he left. The scribe paid the physician a tarsk bit." -Beasts of Gor p104

 

 

Be that as it may, the Priest Kings have limited man severely on this planet in many respects, notably in weaponry, communication, and transportation. On the other hand, the brilliance which men might have turned to destructive channels was then diverted, almost of necessity, to other fields, most notably medicine. -Assassin of Gor pg 30

 

 

I looked about the room, turning my head painfully, and saw that the room was some sort of operating chamber, filled with instrumentation, with racks of delicate tongs and knives. In one corner there was a large drumlike machine with a pressurized door which might have been a sterilizer. -Priest Kings of Gor pg. 253

 

 

"Who has done this?" I asked.

"I," said Parp. "The operation is not as difficult as you might expect and I have performed it many times."

"He is a member of the Caste of Physicians," said Kusk, "and his manual dexterity is superior even to that of Priest Kings." -Priest Kings of Gor pg. 254

 

 

The Physicians are one of the five High Castes which make up the Gorean government. This is the caste of those who concern themselves with the healing arts. Surgeons, apothecaries, medical researchers and health practitioners are all members of this caste. Universally recognized as non-combatants during time of war.

Tarnsman of Gor

 

 

"A notable exception to the generalization that woman of a Caste normally do not engage in Caste work is the Caste of Physicians, whose women are commonly trained, as are the boys, in the practice of medicine. Even the Physicians however, normally do not admit their women to full practice until they have borne two children. The purpose of this is to retain a high level of intelligence in the caste. Professional women, it is well understood, tend not to reproduce themselves, a situation which, over time, would be likely to produce a diminution in the quality of the caste. Concern for the future of the caste is thus evidenced in this limitation by the physicians on the rights of their women to participate without delay in the caste craft. The welfare of the caste, typically, takes priority in the Gorean mind over the ambitions of specific individuals. The welfare of a larger number of individuals, as the Goreans reason, correctly or incorrectly, is more important than the welfare of a smaller number of individuals. I do not argue this. I only report it. The woman of the Physicians, at the age of fifteen, in many cities, wears two bracelets on her left wrist. When she has one child one bracelet is removed; when she has a second child the second bracelet is removed. She may then, if she desires, enter into the full practice of her craft."

Fighting Slave of Gor pg. 210

 

 

"Thurnock" I said, "give this Physician a double tarn of gold."

Marauders of Gor pg. 19

 

 

"There is at least one area, however," said my father, "In which the Priest Kings do take a most active interest in this world, and that is the area of technology. They limit, selectively, the technology available to us, the Men Below the Mountains. For example, incredibly enough, weapon technology is controlled to the point where the most powerful devices of war are the crossbow and lance. Further, there is no mechanized transportation or communication equipment or detection devices such as the radar and sonar equipment so much in evidence in the military establishments of your world." "On the other hand," he said, "you will learn that in lighting, shelter, agricultural techniques, and medicine, for example, the Mortals, or the Men Below the Mountains, are relatively advanced."

From Tarnsman of Gor pg. 32

 

 

Tending Wounds

A physician entered the booth with his kit slung over the shoulder of his green robes. When the physician had finished the cleansing, chemical sterilization and dressing of the wounds [dagger stab wounds] he left. The scribe paid the physician a tarsk bit." -Beasts of Gor p104

 

I found Flaminius, the Physician, in his quarters, and he obligingly, though drunk, treated the arm which Ho-Tu had slashed with the hook knife. The wound was not at all serious. The games of Kajurilia can be dangerous, remarked Flaminius, swiftly wrapping a white cloth about the wound, securing it with four small metal snap clips." Assassin of Gor  pg. 264

 

Using the dagger as an awl, punching through the flesh, and the long lacing from the lance head, while Hassan held together the edges of the ripped furrows, I crudely sewed together the rent bloodied meat before me." Tribesmen of Gor  pg. 263        

 

 

"He touched the bloodied cut on my belly, where the branch had struck me. Then, with his hand, he lifted my head, turning it, looking at the cut on my cheek. We are not pleased, he said. I said nothing. Bring salve, he said. An ointment was brought, and he smeared it across the two cuts. It was odorless. To my surprise it seemed to be absorbed almost immediately. You must be careful, he said. Again I said nothing. You might have marked yourself, he said, or might have been blinded. He returned the ointment to another man. They are superficial, he told me, and will heal without trace." - Captive of Gor pg. 29 - 30

 

 

"The hunting arrow, incidentally, has a long, tapering point, and this point is firmly fastened to the shaft. This makes it easier to withdraw the arrow from its target. The war arrow, on the other hand, uses an arrowhead whose base is either angled backwards, forming barbs, or cut straight across, the result in both cases being to make the arrow difficult to extract from a wound. The head of the war arrow, too, is fastened less securely to the shaft than is that of the hunting arrow. The point thus by intent, if the shaft is pulled out, is likely to linger in the wound. Sometimes it is possible to thrust the arrow through the body, break off the point and then withdraw the shaft backwards. At other times, if the point becomes dislodged in the body, it is common to seek it with a bone or greenwood probe, and then, when one has found it, attempt to work it free with a knife. There are cases where men have survived this. Much depends, of course, on the location of the point." -Savages of Gor pg. 40

 

 

Accomodations

Slave Wards - 2 tarsk bit per day (to be paid by the owner)

Private Rooms -  50 tarsks per day

Private Rooms with slave rooms - 1 silver per day

Private Suits - 2 Silver tarsks per day

Maternity Rooms - 1Silver and 50 tarsks per day

Medical Fees

Examination - 5 tarsk bit

Minor Wounds - 10 tarsk bit

Ob/Gyn -15 Tarsk per visit (if not registered with the clinic)

Ob/Gyn if registered with one of our physicians - I gold from 1st consultation to  delivery

Delivery -2 Silver tarsks

Cesarian Section - 3 Silver

Emergency Operations minor - 1 Silver

Emergency Operations med - 2 Silver tarsks

Emergency Operations Complicated - 5 Silver   

Standard Clinic Services

Anti Natal

Broken bones

Childbirth

Cesarean  Section

Examinatation (Emergency)

Examinatation (Pregnancy)

Examination (Routine)

Examination (Home visit)

Examination (Stablilization Serums)

Emergency House Calls

Gynecological Procedures

Sprains/Fractures 

Surgery all levels

Sutures/Stitches

Wounds 

 

Darkosis

Dar-kosis is a virulent, wasting disease and is similar in many ways to leprosy. "Dar-kosis" means "Holy Disease" and it is also known as the "Sacred Affliction" though its name is rarely mentioned. Those inflicted with the disease are commonly known as Afflicted Ones. It is highly contagious and the afflicted must wear yellow robes as a mark of their illness. Many victims also periodically clack a wooden device to warn people to stay away. Because of this, victims have much freedom of movement though if they approach a city, they risk being stoned. "Those who contract the disease are regarded by law as dead." (Assassin of Gor, p.266) This has important legal ramifications. A Free Companionship would be ended. Any will would take effect. The Afflicted lose everything. "The Afflicted are dead. The Afflicted are nameless." (Tarnsman of Gor, p.151)

 

The Initiate Caste feels that Dar-kosis is an instrument of the Priest-Kings to punish those who displease them. The afflicted are thus holy to the Priest Kings and it is heresy to shed their blood. Interestingly though, stoning them is not considered heresy. Initiates have constructed Dar-Kosis pits where the Afflicted may voluntarily imprison themselves. They will be provided with food and drink by men on tarns, who will drop it into the pits. Once in a Pit, an Afflicted is not permitted to leave. Because it is considered a holy disease, the Initiates will not permit the Physician's Caste to research a cure. There is little love lost between the Physicians and Initiates.

 

A few years before the events of Assassin of Gor, a group of Physicians in Ar tried to seek a cure. Flaminius, first in his Caste, led the research program. The Physicians had developed a strain of urts resistant to Dar-kosis. They then created a serum, cultured from the urt blood. When this was injected into other animals, they could not be infected by the disease. But at that time, someone betrayed them to the Initiates. The Initiates asked them to stop the research but they refused. The Initiates petitioned Marlenus but he refused to do anything. Soon after, a group of armed men stormed the Cylinder of Physicians. They damaged the Cylinder, burnt the research floors, killed some of the Physicians and ruined most of the research. That would stop their research for several years. Flaminius was burned over half his body and became somewhat of a drunk. After the events of Assassin of Gor, Flaminius chooses to return to his research for a Dar-Kosis cure.        

 

 

Bazi Plague

Bazi plague, also known as the pox, is a deadly, rapidly-spreading disease with no known cure. Its symptoms include pustules all over the body and a yellowing of the whites of the eyes. The pox is transmitted by lice. Some people are immune to it and for some it is only a temporary problem. Others die swiftly. Slaves that get the pox are usually killed. Bazi was struck by a plague some years ago and its port was closed by the Merchant's Caste for two years. The plague burnt itself out in about eighteen months. By the events of Explorers of Gor, Bazi has still not recovered from the economic tragedy of this closure. In Schendi, they still had Physicians checking incoming ships for signs of disease. Gieron and sajel are drugs that in combination can reproduce the physical effects of this disease without causing any real injury. Gieron is an allergen that causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes. Sajel is a simple pustulant.      

 

 

Dental Work

Dental work on Gor is rarely done or needed. Due to its rarity, dentistry is probably not a subcaste. There would be insufficient work to support such a specialist. Cavities are rare because of the simple diet of Goreans and their absence of emotional stress, guilt, and worry. The mouths of slave girls are often checked by a buyer or slaver to see if she has fillings or not. That is normally a sign that the girl is from Earth due to the rarity of dental work on Gor. 

 

 

Infusions

A tea made by pouring boiling water over an herb and allowing it to steep, covered, with no additional heat source. Infusions generally have a short shelf life. Prepare as needed.   

 

 

Decoctions

A thick herbal tea or soup made by boiling the herb in water, then simmer it, covered until you have a thick brew with very little water, or until you reach a consistency of your requirement.      

 

 

Water Based Extracts

Make a strong decoction of the herb. That is, boil it in water, then simmer it, covered, until you have a thick brew with very little water. Cool, and strain the boiled herb into the brew. Add an equal amount of vegetable glycerine to the thick decoction and mix well. Pour into a sterile dark glass bottle, stopper tightly and store in a cool place. Treated with care this fluid extract will last a year or more.

 

Vegetable glycerin, an edible humectant that moisturizes the skin, is an essential fattyacid generally derived from coconut or palm. It is used as a preservative and stabilizing agent. Never add glycerine to hot liquids as it is temperature sensitive and will coagulate. Always mix with cold or warm liquids.

 

Fluid extracts are used both to concentrate and preserve the active ingredients of an herb. Fluid extracts are considered by many herbalists to be the preferred way to preserve water soluble active ingredients. When properly made one fluid ounce of fluid extract equals one ounce of fresh herb. 

 

 

Alcohol Extractor or Tinctures

Water is a good medium to extract gums, mucilage, saponins and tannins, but not so good for oils and resins. Alcohol is ideal for extracting fats, resins, waxes and most alkaloids. It is an excellent preservative and is quickly assimilated. The substance used to extract the herbs is known as the menstrum. The herbs you are tincturing are known as the mark. Tincturing will extract and preserve both the water-soluble and alcohol-soluble properties of an herb.

 

Prepare the herbs by chopping or grinding them. Tincture several herbs together if you are creating a formula. Put them in a sterile jar with a tight lid, and cover them with . paga Alcohol must be at least 50 proof to have good preservative qualities.

 

Shake daily. Strain after a month, first with a strainer and then through a clean undyedcloth, squeezing tightly. Pressing the herbs through a sieve while still in the cloth can be helpful. Bottle in sterile amber glass bottles. Label and date. Store away from heat and light. Take tinctures by putting 1 dropperful in a hot drink.

 

Tinctures may also be made using vegetable glycerin rather than alcohol. This is best when making tinctures for those that are alcohol intolerant as well as for children, pregnant and nursing mothers. Glycerin is both a solvent and preservative that has an effectiveness somewhere between water and alcohol. It is naturally sweet, pleasant tasting and helps to extract mucilage, vitamins, minerals and tannins from plant material. It is good for herbs high in tannins but doesn't extract resins well. It is slightly antiseptic, demulcent and healing when diluted. Glycerites are usually prepared using 1 part water to 2 parts glycerin. Glycerites have a shorter shelf life than tinctures prepared with alcohol, about 1 to 3 years. Tinctures made in alcohol will last for many years.

 

 

Salve

A salve is made with herb, an oil, beeswax, and a preservative. The best kind of oil to use is olive or sesame. Do not use the drying oils, such as soybean and linseed. A good preservative to use is Gum Benzoin, either the powder or your own tincture madewith our high grade Sumatran Gum Benzoin Powder, . Choose glass, or earthenware to mix or store your herbal preparations. The containers you use to store the mixtures should be airtight and sterile.

 

Begin by heating the oil to boiling (in a  glass pan). Add the herbs of your choice and simmer, covered, for about 3 hours. If part of your herbal recipe includes bark or roots, place these in the oil first and simmer them for the first 1½ hours before adding flowers or leaves. If using fresh herbs, always leave the lid off the container for the first 30 mintues in order to allow the water to evaporate from the herbs.

 

After the mixture is ready, strain and add beeswax. You will need about 1½ ounces of beeswax for each pint of oil used. Next, add a half teaspoon of the tincture of benzoin for each pint of oil. Mix well. To test for consistency, put a small amount of the salve in the fridge. Add more beeswax to thicken. When the desired consistency is reached, pour into labeled jars. Salves last for years.      

 

 

Frostbite Awareness and Treatment (Hypothermia)

Frostbite is frozen body tissue, localized damage is caused to skin and other tissues due to extreme cold. Frostbite generally happens to the body parts furthest from the heart i.e. (toes, feet, legs, noses, and ears). The initial stages of frostbite are generally referred to as frostnip.

 

    There are three sub categories of frostbite you will also need to be familiar with to help assess the patient. The most common being frostbite, which may appear as white or pale yellow patches, with a strong burning sensation when tissue is re-warmed. Frostnip will result in temporary loss of sensation in the affected area for up to one year. Red swelling in the area followed by blue spots, often visible in the morning or right after travel. If untreated, the spots will grow into black areas which is also known as frostbite. Frostnip can be reversed if treated in a timely manner.

 

    The next category is known as chilblains which are ulcers that affect the extremities, this occurs when a predisposed individual is exposed to cold and humidity. The cold exposure damages the capillary beds in the skin, which in turn can cause redness, itching, blisters, and inflammation. Chilblains can be prevented by keeping the feet and hands warm in cold weather.

 

    The last category is hypothermia which is a condition in which an organisms temperature drops below that required for normal metabolism which is 35 degrees
and body functions. When the body is exposed to cold its internal mechanisms may be unable to replenish the heat that is being lost to the organism’s surroundings. Hypothermia can be prevented by wearing wool fabrics to provide insulation it breaths and it will dry quickly from the bodies sweat.

 

    At thirty two degrees blood vessels close to the skin start to constrict. The same response may also happen with the exposure to severe high winds. The constriction helps to preserve core body temperature. In extreme cold, when the body is exposed to cold  for long periods of time this protective strategy can reduce blood flow in some areas of the body to dangerously low levels. This lack of blood leads to the eventual freezing and death of skin tissue in the affected areas. There are three stages of frostbite, each of these have varying degrees of pain.

 

Stage1
    First degree frostbite causes skin to appear yellow or white there may be slight burning sensations. This stage is mild and can be reversed by the gradual warming of the affected area.

 

Stage2 
    Second degree frostbite develops after continued exposure, this stage is characterized by the disappearance of pain and the reddening and swelling of the skin. Treatment in this stage may result in blisters and it may also peel the skin.

 

Stage 3
    Third degree results in waxy and hard skin. It is at this stage that the skin dies and edema may occur as a result of the lack of blood. If third degree frostbite is not treated immediately then the damage and the frostbite becomes permanent, nerve damage will occur due to oxygen deprivation and neurological damage as well. Frostbitten areas will turn discolored, purplish at first, and soon turn black. After a while nerve damage becomes so great that feeling is lost in the frostbitten areas. Blisters will also occur, if feeling is lost in the damaged area(s), immediately check  for cuts and breaks in the skin as it is vital. Infected open skin can lead to gangrene and amputation may be needed.

 

    Treatment of frostbite centers on re-warming depending on what degree of frostbite; thawing of the affected tissue. Excessive  movement of frostbitten tissue can cause ice crystals that have formed in the tissue to do further damage. Splinting and or wrapping frostbitten extremities is therefore recommended to prevent such movement. For this reason, rubbing, massaging, shaking, or otherwise applying physical force to frostbitten tissues in an attempt to re-warm the patient can be harmful. Warming can be achieved by the use of two methods.

 

 Method 1
     Passive re-warming involves using body heat or room temperature to aid the patients body in re-warming itself. This includes wrapping in blankets and moving to a warmer environment (if possible).

 

Method2
    Active re-warming is the direct addition of heat to a patient usually in the addition to the treatment included in passive re-warming. Active re-warming requires more equipment and therefore may be difficult to perform in the pre clinic environment. When performed active re-warming seeks to warm the injured tissue as quickly as possible without burning them . This is desirable as the faster the tissue is thawed, the less tissue damage occurs. Active re-warming is usually achieved by immersing the injured tissue in a water bath that is held between one hundred four degrees and one hundred eight degrees. Warming of peripheral tissues can increase blood flow to these areas back to the bodies core. This may produce a degree in the bodies core and temperature and increase the risk of cardiac dysrhythmias.

 

     Debridement and or amputation of necrotic tissue is usually delayed, with exceptions being made for signs of infection and gangrene. Remember frostbite is blood poisoning which can be fatal, however it can be kept stable but will not heal until after you have left the ice. Also good blood circulation is essential.

 

Thanks to Amara Berhanu for her research on this.