Professor from Imperial College London Reveals Bizarre Cures Through the Ages

When the plague broke out in the 1300s, some of the most surprising cures that doctors tried included arsenic and sitting in the sewers.

A new report, presented by Professor Peter Barnes from Imperial College London, has brought out some of the weird and wonderful cures through the ages.

Strong black coffee and herbal 'cigarettes' were once popular treatments for asthma, which used to be thought of as a psychosomatic condition brought on by stress. Ancestors used various herbal remedies derived from horsetail, thorn-apple, and deadly nightshade, available as 'asthma cigarettes'.

Union Health Ministry Examining Baba Ramdev's HIV/AIDS Cure: Shripad Naik
Union Minister of State for Health and AYUSH said that the union health ministry could use Baba Ramdev's reported cure to HIV/AIDS if it is clinically cleared.

When the plague broke out in the 1300s, some of the most surprising cures that doctors tried included arsenic and sitting in the sewers.

There was also this idea that bad blood caused illness and could be removed by blood letting. This mode of treatment has been around since the ancient Egyptians and has remained popular through the famous physician Galen until the Renaissance.

Ancient Babylonians opted for cures involving magic to solve their health problems. One such treatment, in this instance for grinding your teeth, was sleeping with a human skull nearby, as well as kissing it several times in the night, to remove spirits trying to get in contact.

Yeast can Cure Themselves of Prions
Protein misfolding and clumping associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's can sometimes be reversed by yeast, reports a new research from the University of Arizona.

It was once thought that drilling a hole on your skull could cure a headache.

The 17th Century saw Sir Kenelm Digby's idea of the 'powder of sympathy', a copper sulphate mix which was applied to both the injured person and the object that caused the injury, for instance a sword.

Fruit Flies May Hold Cure For Obesity
Nutrient sensor in fruit flies may offer new treatment for obesity and diabetes, according to researchers.

Source-ANI

Vitamin K2 May Hold Cure for Parkinson's
Using vitamin K2 has been found to reverse the effects of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's.