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Sawbones: Asafoetida

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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The Last Bit of the Silphoon Was Sent to Nero

We think it was a relative of fennel, which is why we think it's probably related to asfotida. It was basically so popular that it was used and grazed and sold into extinction. So I got the last bit and they were like, I should re-plant this really, but I do need it. But it doesn't seem right. Someone lied to Pliny about what happened to him. And just like all the other, all the other lies, Pliny due to play recorded it in natural history. We don't think that his book, Natural History is awful of lies. That is a joke that we are making. He does make many medicinal claims

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