Three Strange Ingredients of Ancient Medicine

Throughout human history a number of strange and questionable medical treatments have been tested and prescribed to treat a wide array of ailments. Some of these odd tactics did yield effective results: for example, Alexander Fleming famously discovered Penicillin when he accidentally left out one of his samples, causing it to grow Penicillium mold, helping to create the famous antibiotic. However, many other medical practitioners weren’t quite so lucky: many historic treatments used to treat everything from muscle pain to arthritis joint pain have absolutely no root in scientific fact, and were often unappetizing to boot. Consider yourself lucky that …

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