Quackery

In the vernacular, the term quack was originally used for individuals who went about unauthorized, illegally and without a solid practice space of healing and it demanded a payment or received. Quack means a person who owns an insufficient medical training or treated without official approval sick. An outdated term for this is also after doctor of after in the meaning " off ". The term quackery is also a negative evaluation of the quality of this service is often expressed, sometimes a fraudulent intent with which - without basic medical education and insight - any health advice given or remedies and bogus medicines are prescribed.

Etymology

The term may go to the Dutch words " kwakken " (like a duck quack, brag, praise ) and " zalver " ( ointment seller; late 16th century borrowed ) back. As part of the medieval propelled people praised quack their services in the visited villages. Also likely is also the origin of the term from the mercury, as in the early modern mercury ointments and patches were sold, for example, as a remedy for syphilis.

Often were and terms such as quack, quack ( in the same context ), charlatan, Medicare Kaster, urine prophet or barefoot doctor be seen as identical, and so obvious or imputed deception and inefficacy of the recommended methods partly weighted differently. The medical historian will, however, make differences here.

"The quack practice is so good, that it does heal all sickness ... Such fool can you overthrow in'n abyss eh you 's noticed shorten your life! "

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