EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 33 MIN
Weird Medicine in History: Mummy Bones, Snake Oil, and Smoke Up Your Bum
from The Darkives: Serious history. Told not so seriously
This week, Jamie and Leo cover treatments for ailments throughout history.Learn how well milk worked as blood, what a tobacco enema is, the origins of snake oil. And is you thought that was all...We've got a few more treatments, some involving mummies, blood, and whale carcasses.Lets delve into another chapter of The Darkives.Serious history. Told not so seriously* P.S. We are aware of the weird audio in this episode but it is fixed in the upcoming episodes. Thanks for understanding!Email us: [email protected] us on- instagramSources:https://www.aamc.org/news/grave-errors-spooky-cures-and-creepy-medical-missteps-pasthttps://www.massmed.org/About/MMS-Leadership/History/The-Blood-in-Surgery---A-Historical-and-Critical-Study/https://gizmodo.com/blowing-smoke-up-your-ass-used-to-be-literal-1578620709Theme music: Ways of the Wizard-geoffharveyUsed with permission, Thank you Geoff!licensed through: PixabayOther music used: licensed through Pixabay-used under the Pixabay Content License
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