Journeys in Diverse Places, by Ambroise Paré
Aug 20, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 707
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Episode description
Astonishing treatments and cures are related by Ambroise Paré, famed surgeon of the fifteenth century. One remedy, for instance, used to cure a distinguished nobleman, was red roses boiled in white wine, – and it was effective. (Volume 38, Harvard Classics)
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