Other examples of human-sourced pharmaceuticals surely causing more distress than they relieved include strips of cadaver skin tied around the calves to prevent cramping, "old liquified placenta" to "quieten a patient whose hair stands up without cause" {I'm quoting Li Shih-chen on this one and the next}, "clear liquid feces" for worms {"the smell will induce insects to crawl out of any of the body orifices and relieve irritation"}, fresh blood injected into the face for eczema
( Mary Roach )
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