Medical or medicinal cannibalism is the consumption of parts of the human body, dead or alive, to treat or prevent disease, historically documented especially in Europe and China. Much of the practice applied the principles of sympathetic magic, such as the belief that powdered blood helps bleeding, human fat helps bruising, and powdered skulls relieve migraines or dizziness.
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Medical cannibalism (Wikipedia)
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Medical or medicinal cannibalism is the consumption of parts of the human body, dead or alive, to treat or prevent diseases.
Treats: Epilepsy, Europe
In the early 19th century, Englishmen still treated epilepsy by mixing skull with molasses.
Treats: Migraine, Lead
Much of medical cannibalism applied the principles of sympathetic magic, for example that powdered blood helps bleeding, human fat helps bruising, and powdered skulls help with migraines or dizziness.
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