Corpse Medicine
Could a corpse hold healing power?
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30 mins
Explore the fascinating belief that the spirits and substances of the dead could restore health to the living. Discover how limited resources, translation errors, and desperate hope fueled a thriving trade in mummy parts, skulls, and corpse elixirs.
Ep 1:
How Were Human Skulls Used in 18th Century Medicine?
Ep 2:
Why Were Dead Bodies Believed to Hold Divine Healing Powers?
Ep 3:
How Were Mummies Distilled Into Medicinal Oils and Spirits?
Ep 4:
The Four Types of Medicinal Mummy in Early Modern Medicine
Ep 5:
When Did Europe Start Using Corpse Medicine?
Ep 6:
How Did Experts Distinguish Genuine Medicinal Mummies From Fakes Ones?
Ep 7:
How Did John Keogh Become a ‘Cannibal Priest’ and a Respected Healer?
Ep 8:
Were Human Body Parts Secretly Sold For Profit in Medical Institutions?
Discussions (9)
Reynaldo
Level 3 · 10 mo agoKing Charles drank skull.
Mark
Level 8 · 10 mo agoCounterfeiting mummies by drying bodies in the sun is grim. It is the ultimate proof that markets will extract value from human bodies even in death.
Cyrus
Level 4 · 10 mo agoKing Charles II was drinking distilled human skull for seizures. It is wild that the royals were eating people while acting like they were civilized.
