Drilling Holes Into The Skull
One of the first kinds of surgery was trepanation, which included cutting holes in the skull to treat illness. While we don’t know when or how this practice began, History adds that it may have been a tribal rite or a means to expel bad spirits from the sick and mentally ill. It may also have been a more traditional operation performed to treat abscesses, blood clots, epilepsy, and migraines. It’s completely depressing, no matter where it originated from.
Drilling Holes Into The Skull
Elephant Bile For Bad Breath
The mighty elephant provided another source of animal bile utilized by ancient Chinese physicians and pharmacists. The bile in this instance was diluted with water and used to treat halitosis (foul breath). It was also used to treat a variety of eye disorders and infectious skin conditions, according to the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
Elephant Bile For Bad Breath
