Romans used poop to treat infections and inflammation, new study indicates: 'Dark brown flakes' discovered in medicinal vial

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...

Human POO was used by ancient Romans to treat two common ailments as grim ‘faeces jar’ found after 1,900 years

ANCIENT Romans used human poo to treat common ailments, archaeologists have revealed. The grim discovery is the first direct evidence that the ancient civilisation really was keeping human faeces ...

2,000-year-old Roman jar discovery proves ancient medics used human poo to treat sick

Archaeologists analysing a glass vial found in Turkey have discovered the first hard evidence that human faeces was used to ...
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Roman Doctors Used Human Feces as Medicine and Now We Have Chemical Proof

That single vial—an unguentarium recovered from a tomb in ancient Pergamon, once a major medical hub—has now delivered rare, chemical evidence that human feces were used as medicine in the Roman world ...

Romans Used Faeces As Medicine. Here's How They Controlled Smell

This practice reflects the Romans' resourcefulness in using available materials for medicine, despite modern views on hygiene ...