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An Extraordinary Medicine Called Theriac
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2019-07-27 08:02:00
Description: (Kristin) Theriac was a medicine of legendary origins, multiple ingredients, and a reputation for efficacy that extended for hundreds of years. It was said to be able to cure everything from migraines to the plague. In this episode, Kristin looks at some of the ingredients and processes that went into making theriac, where it could be found, who was selling it, and whether there was anything behind its extraordinary claims.
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