What was medicine like at the time of Jesus?
Jewish physicians had a good grasp on what materials could be used in the treatment of various ailments. Honey for instance could be used to cure a sore throat, rosemary was commonly used for stomach ailments, a solution of pounded maidenhair fern for tapeworm and a poultice of fish brine to relieve rheumatism.
What kind of medicine did they use in biblical times?
Examples of biblical medical application are the use of ‘balm’ to treat sores (Jeremiah), Fig as a cure for a boil (Isaiah), and Mandrake as a fertility remedy enabling Jacob and Leah to have a fifth son (Genesis). Mandrake had around 88 different medicinal uses in the ancient world; some of which continue to this day.