The Horde's Medicine: Mongol Surgery and Healing on the Steppe

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the medical world of the Golden Horde—how Mongol healers combined steppe traditions with Persian, Chinese, and Islamic medicine. They discuss the role of otachi (shaman-healers), the use of herbal remedies like rhubarb and ginseng, the surgical practices of battlefield trepanation and cauterization, and the influence of Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine at the court of Sarai. The hosts also uncover the story of a Mongol physician named Qutb al-Din Shirazi, who served under Khan Berke and wrote about plague transmission. Plus, they touch on how Mongol medical knowledge spread along the Silk Road, including the use of quarantine during the Black Death. #GoldenHorde #MongolMedicine #Otachi #QutbAlDinShirazi #IbnSina #Sarai #KhanBerke #Plague #SilkRoad #Trepanation #HerbalMedicine #MongolEmpire #HistoryOfMedicine #BlackDeath #CentralAsia #MedievalRussia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo