Shabbat 109: A Cornucopia of Talmudic Pharmaceuticals

Talmudic medicinal treatments, on Shabbat - some of them sound quite in line with practices today. Also, the first-thing-in-the-body spirit that we wash out of ourselves every morning, and the different reasons (elsewhere) for this take. Also, using wine on Shabbat, when vinegar is the real cure (and a bigger issue on Shabbat, unless wine itself will cure). And: a story of Chazal's practice with regard to these substances... and when is the injury so bad that the need is for vinegar's healing properties. Plus: an "ika de-amrei" alternative text providing a more explicit explanation of the Shabbat violation (or lack thereof) in the case of serious injury. Also: when your food has medicinal properties - can you eat it on Shabbat? And the connection between now and then, in terms of our return to an awareness of the impact of various foods, both in diet and less-alternative medicine.