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In reply to the discussion: Anglo-Saxon cow bile and garlic potion kills MRSA [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)38. More like Ancient wisdom
This type of craft has been studied for millennia. "Witches" were mostly persecuted because they also had the ability to help women put off childbirth or terminate pregnancy. Once the Catholic church got involved and made it so that only men could practice medicine, then you saw much of this knowledge fall away.
It was political.
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Someone will find a way to patent it and get their version FDA approved. n/t
PoliticAverse
Mar 2015
#5
substituting eye of newt at step 27 turns maidens into insatiable sex machines....
mike_c
Mar 2015
#2
SSShhhh... Don't give McDonalds any excuses for their mayo and mustard burn cures...
Thor_MN
Mar 2015
#45
Is it really a mystery that a mixture including acid and alcohol kills bacteria?
phantom power
Mar 2015
#52