New study reveals Roman-era medicine used human excrement

Fecal matter found in the vial. PIC COURTESY/ACS

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement was used for illness.

Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Pergamon, Turkey, became a major center for Roman medicine because of the presence of a famous physician named Galen of Pergamon.

Galen concocted medicines for treating ailments like inflammation with feces sprinkled with thyme to mask the odor.

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