Ep. 44 - The GRUESOME History of Corpse Medicine

On today’s episode, Genevieve will be discussing corpse medicine; the century’s old practice of using dead bodies to treat everything from jaundice to infertility to cataracts – and when you hear about how they specifically treated that last one, it’s really gonna bum you out.

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References for today’s episode:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/corpse-medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannibalism

https://theconversation.com/why-did-people-start-eating-egyptian-mummies-the-weird-and-wild-ways-mummy-fever-swept-through-europe-177551

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummia

https://www.mdlinx.com/article/ancient-medicines-and-procedures-still-used-today/lfc-4453

https://www.texaschildrens.org/content/wellness/7-myths-about-placenta-consumption

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2023/11/05/the-weird-world-of-mummy-parties