Posted on Jun 6, 2018

Hidden Poisons of the Royal Court | JSTOR Daily

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A rather interesting history of how royals and their physicians managed various ailments. One such gem was: "Physicians recommended those suffering from hemorrhoids to stroke them with the amputated hand of a dead man—a macabre and unpalatable image to ponder."

Hidden Poisons of the Royal Court | JSTOR Daily

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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They definitely had some weird medical ideas, leeches, and the like.

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