Sawbones: Fournier's Gangrene
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine
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The Dangers of the Ox
Peruvian bark was used as a treatment for fevers and gangrene in the 1700s. The bark contains quinine, which helped treat malaria. Scientists were also experimenting with it to see if it could reverse putrification of rotten meat.
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