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5 strange historical medicinal uses for insects

Mashed lady-birds were put into hollow teeth to relieve toothaches.

The Lady-bird was formerly con…[1]

Stag-beetles were tied around children's necks to help them retain their urine.

He tells us also, that if tied…[1]

Bed-bugs were given by country people as a cure for fever and ague.

At the present time the Bed-bu…[1]

Country people swallowed lice to cure jaundice.

Schroder, in his History of An…[1]

Bot-fly larvae from sheep heads were prescribed as a remedy for epilepsy.

The larvae of Bots, Oestrus ov…[1]

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