Take three or four weasel testicles and half a handful of young mouse-ear [a plant] and burn it all equally in an earthenware ...
Why medieval couples thought weasel testicles could cure infertility - It wasn’t merely superstition or ‘blind ...
Irish actress Caitríona Balfe won a Bafta for her performance in Kenneth Branagh’s film Belfast and is also known to many as Claire in time travel drama series Outlander. Caitríona joins Nuala ...
Dozens of unique, centuries-old manuscripts have gone on display, showcasing medieval ideas of how to cure disease and live a ...
Testimony in one 15 th -century manuscript records how a friar at Stamford was cured of his nosebleeds by dipping his testicles into cold water and vinegar. Another records the apparently successful ...
As far as treatments for infertility go, it is certainly out there. But couples trying for a baby are best advised to stick to conventional medical advice, rather than harbouring any hope that ...
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Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious ...
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