A new study has found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, offering the first direct evidence that human excrement was used to treat illnesses. The practice was linked to Galen of Pergamon, a renowned Roman physician
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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