Web Desk: In the past, when there was lack of advancement in the medical field, any disorder was cured with very stupid and odd treatment. Luckily, these procedures are no longer attempted.
These treatments are very interesting though. Have a look on some of the stupidest doctor cures in history.
Leeches
Leeches were used to suck bad blood from the body. But in the modern times, leeches do not have a place in medicines but they are used in certain types of surgeries by promoting blood flow and preventing clotting.
Meth
It is a white crystalline drug that is used to induce “wakefulness†in soldiers. It has also been used foe loss weight.
Female Hysteria Treatment
Female hysteria was cured with high pressure hoses, vibrators, and pelvic massages for hundreds of years.
Soothing syrup
Soothing syrups were full of morphine, used to deal with the disobedient children in 19th century.
Lobotomies
This technique was developed in 1940’s. Lobotomy would involve scraping away pieces of brain and damage its’ tissues overcome certain psychiatric anxiety. The procedure was to make a hole in the skull and inject ethanol.
Source: List25
