Check out this fascinating podcast episode! "The Gruesome History of Eating mummies as Medicine" explores the strange ways people have made something useful out of death throughout history. Discover how Europeans have been eating Egyptian mummies as medicine since the 12th century, and how unmummified corpses were eventually passed off as mummy medicine. Learn about the use of bitumen, a naturally occurring hydrocarbon, to treat various ailments, including chronic coughs and skin diseases. This episode offers a glimpse into the zaniest crannies of European history and how people thought cannibalism was good for their health. Listen now to discover more about the macabre practices of our ancestors!
