abysses of medicine

An eerily beautiful journey through the abysses of medical history - without prescription and with goosebumps guaranteed! Weasel testicles as a contraceptive, bloodletting against blood loss or red-hot iron for lovesickness: From today's perspective, such treatment methods may seem completely absurd. But there were times when people firmly believed in their effect. Either because scientific findings were deliberately ignored or medicine was simply not yet ready. This richly illustrated book is both an informative and entertaining compendium of what people have been falsely promised as cures over the centuries - and not infrequently had the exact opposite effect.