{"product_id":"what-the-heck-did-ancient-luba-stoykovich-9798280339088","title":"What the Heck Did Ancient Doctors Do?: Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Their Bizarre Cures. 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Did \u003cb\u003eRomans\u003c\/b\u003e really \u003cb\u003euse human feces\u003c\/b\u003e as a \u003cb\u003ewound dressing\u003c\/b\u003e? Did ancient \u003cb\u003eGreek surgeons\u003c\/b\u003e amputate limbs with \u003cb\u003erusty knives\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eno anesthesia\u003c\/b\u003e? What about \u003cb\u003eEgyptian remedies\u003c\/b\u003e-did they really believe \u003cb\u003esnake venom\u003c\/b\u003e was the cure for everything from \u003cb\u003earthritis\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003emental illness\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for stories that include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrilling holes into skulls\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003erelease evil spirits\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrinking the blood of sacrificed animals\u003c\/b\u003e for \u003cb\u003eeternal life\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing \u003cb\u003elead-based ointments\u003c\/b\u003e to treat \u003cb\u003eskin conditions\u003c\/b\u003e (and poison your body).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSacrificing goats\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eusing their innards\u003c\/b\u003e for \"cures\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreating \u003cb\u003emental illness\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003ecastration\u003c\/b\u003e (yes, you read that right).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003enot your typical history book\u003c\/b\u003e. From \u003cb\u003eanimal dung\u003c\/b\u003e as a remedy to \u003cb\u003eherbs\u003c\/b\u003e that could either heal or \u003cb\u003ekill\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eancient medicine\u003c\/b\u003e is far darker and stranger than most people realize. 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