Stories
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Bloodletting at the barber-surgeon’s
Scratchy throat? Burning fever? Broken heart? It all comes down to the same issue: too much blood.
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Bleeding healthy
For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, people have practised bloodletting for health and medical reasons. Julia Nurse explains where and when bleeding was used, how it was done, and why.
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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
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Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
Catalogue
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Bloodletting points and moxa points. Ink drawing, Tibet.
Reference: 581554iPart of: Bloodletting points and moxa points: three drawings.- Pictures
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Bloodletting points and moxa points. Ink drawing, Tibet.
Reference: 581553iPart of: Bloodletting points and moxa points: three drawings.- Pictures
Bloodletting points and moxa points. Ink drawing, Tibet.
Reference: 581555iPart of: Bloodletting points and moxa points: three drawings.- Digital Images
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Bloodletting chart, Tibet
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Bloodletting, 16th Century