Abgründe der Medizin: Die bizarrsten Arzneimittel und kuriosesten Heilmethoden der Geschichte

The book’s mix of humor and history made me wonder what motivated Lydia Kang to delve into these strange cures from the past. Was it a personal fascination or a desire to warn about pseudoscience today?

The stories of treatments like bloodletting and snake oil are wild, but also a bit disturbing. I’m curious if others felt a mix of amusement and unease reading about these failed remedies.

The book covers so many different eras and treatments — I wonder what led to the selection of these particular examples and if there are some hidden gems that didn’t make the cut.