Ancient Medicine

Kayla discusses ancient medical practices and how they worked (or didn't work) against different illnesses. https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-ancient-medical-techniques https://bcmj.org/premise/history-bloodletting...

An episode of the A Little Wicked podcast, hosted by Kayla Minger and Lexi Culshaw, titled "Ancient Medicine" was published on July 16, 2023 and runs 44 minutes.

July 16, 2023 ·44m · A Little Wicked

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Kayla discusses ancient medical practices and how they worked (or didn't work) against different illnesses. https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-ancient-medical-techniques https://bcmj.org/premise/history-bloodletting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning#:~:text=Trepanation%20dates%20back%20to%207%2C000,cave%20paintings%20and%20human%20remains. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/acrodynia#:~:text=Third%20Edition)%2C%202013-,Skin,photophobia%20and%20conjunctivitis%20are%20seen. https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2017/10/22/mercury-was-considered-a-cure-until-it-killed-you.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_mass https://www.medicaldaily.com/use-poop-medical-treatments-throughout-history-400497 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannibalism https://www.rcn.org.uk/library-exhibitions/Womens-health-wandering-womb#:~:text=In%20the%20ancient%20medical%20world,sex%2C%20both%20physically%20and%20mentally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_womb https://museumofhealthcare.blog/mrs-winslows-soothing-syrup-the-baby-killer/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23420-mercury-poisoning#:~:text=Inorganic%20mercury%20is%20poisonous%20when,your%20stomach%20and%2For%20throat.

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