LeeRoy said
Always remember. Alcohol has always been a thing in medicine.
Yeah, but was it used to clean wounds then?
I imagine you might want the strong stuff to drink too, because all I'm giving you is a bit of wood to bite while I pull arrows out of you and stitch that sword wound back together. YOU TAKE THESE STICHES LIKE A MAN, Y'HEAR?
Now that my position is decided though, I'm going to do some more research into Dark Ages medicine.