The Darkives

The Dark History of : Weird Medicine and Treatments in History


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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 a couple more treatments involving mummies, blood and whale carcasses. Lets delve into another chapter of The Darkives.

P.s. we are aware of the weird audio in this episode but it is fixed in the upcoming episodes. Thanks for understanding!

Sources:

  • https://www.aamc.org/news/grave-errors-spooky-cures-and-creepy-medical-missteps-past
  • https://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-1578620709

Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: Geoff Harvey

Licensed through: Pixabay

Used with permission. Thank you Geoff!

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The DarkivesBy Leo Eaton and Jamie Tavenner