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New study reveals Roman era medicine used human excrement

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement ...
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1900-year-old Roman doctor used human feces and thyme as medicine, study suggests

A cringeworthy new study has discovered dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, ...

Romans used poop to treat infections and inflammation, new study indicates: ‘Dark brown flakes’ discovered in medicinal vial

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...
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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.

Romans used faeces as medicine. Here's how they controlled smell

This practice reflects the Romans' resourcefulness in using available materials for medicine, despite modern views on hygiene ...

Study reveals Romans used human faeces as medicine 1,900 years ago

This discovery also shows that substances considered unclean today were once valued as medicinal ingredients in ancient medicine.
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When Medicine Stopped Being a Family Trade: Thus Was the Hippocratic Oath Born

I swear by Apollo the physician, by Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, by all the gods and all the goddesses, taking them as witnesses, that I will faithfully fulfill, according to my ability and ...