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Of course, in these far-off times, people relied a lot on plants and natural remedies to try to treat illnesses and injuries, since pharmacies were pretty scarce.
As with many things from deep and ancient history, there's not much evidence – especially when it comes to plants and the like, as almost anything natural that was used has long-since rotted away due to not being kept in a plastic tub in a fridge.
Some plants may have survived, though. Meadowsweet flowers were found in a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age grave in Scotland, for example. It’s possible they were scattered there as a floral tribute, but meadowsweet does have medicinal properties, being used to treat joint aches and pains in the past. Modern-day aspirin is based on chemicals found in the
plant, so perhaps those ancient peeps were on to something.
I may be dead, but my joints feel FABULOUS thanks to these meadowsweet flowers!
Another plant that may have been used was wild garlic, which was made into a tea as a remedy for bladder problems. It also had the benefit of making you reek of garlic, which was great if you wanted to avoid getting
a cringe-tastic kiss from an embarrassing relative.
Archaeologists have also discovered pots containing pigweed and henbane seeds dating from about 5,000 years ago. These may have been used to treat bleeding, diarrhoea (sorry), scars and spasms. And luckily for the people back then, they weren’t just for pigs and hens.
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