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The magical art of corpse medicine

MARK GREENER continues his examination of ‘corpse medicine’, the historic trade in body parts believed at one time to have had magical and healing properties. Treatments made from corpses are among the most remarkable and most neglected chapters in medical … Continue reading

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Mumia: ‘medicine’ made from mummified corpses

MARK GREENER explains how a mistranslation probably led to the bizarre use of ground-up mummies in early medicine, in this, the first of a two-part examination into the uses of corpses and body parts in magical practice. Consuming powdered Egyptian … Continue reading

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