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Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago — and used thyme to mask the smell
A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.
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Renaissance readers left chemical clues inside these medical manuals. Were they using human feces and tortoise shells to treat illnesses?
In the 16th century, a German doctor published recipe books featuring cures for ailments like bad breath, mouth ulcers and ...
Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...
At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...
Chemical analysis shows a Roman flask held compound medicine, offering first proof of roman flask medical feces described in ...
Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...
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