Listen "Elf-Shot: Old English Medicine and Magical Remedies"
Episode Synopsis
People often believe Old English medicine would be primitive or superstitious. Yet one remedy found in a 9th century medical text can cure MRSA.
What did people believe called illness in this era? How did their remedies work?
Let's find out in this episode of Fabulous Folklore.
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