https://jordannuttall.substack.com/p/secrets-and-remedies-from-the-renaissance?utm_medium=ios
And yet, there are contradictions here that challenge our assumptions.
These “simple” techniques were often surprisingly effective, yet we dismiss them today as quaint superstition.
We trust our medicines and chemicals, yet many of these household remedies worked without a laboratory, relying instead on observation, intuition, and patience.
It forces one to wonder:
What practical knowledge have we quietly abandoned in our rush toward modernity?
