Be’er mayim ḥayim (Wellspring of Living Waters)

Issachar Baer Teller

1655

The Benefits of Bloodletting

When bloodletting is done at the right time, and when there is need for it, it promotes the health of the person, as I shall write about, God willing. When bloodletting is applied intelligently, it will not harm, but is of great help to the person’s health.

Now, with His help, it is my aim to write about the safest way…

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Issachar Baer Teller

d. 1687

The physician and surgeon Issachar Baer Teller received his medical training by studying and practicing with other physicians in Prague. He completed his studies under the guidance of Joseph Solomon Delmedigo of Candia, who spent the last ten years of his life in Prague. A highly esteemed member of the Prague community, his tombstone still stands in the local cemetery. Composed in Yiddish, Be’er mayim ḥayim (Wellspring of Living Waters) contains simple and clear instructions for self-treatment and for preparing medications at home.

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