TIL of the antimony pill - peasantry would reuse pills through generations peasants are so gross
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Kinda disgusting but I applaud the ingenuity of people of old
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Magnesium is much safer alternative, unluckily that it's not widely used before 19th century.
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I think after like 6 days of constipation back prior to the days of pharmacies, would help cure any reluctance
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Apparently if you were rich enough you'd instead use a cup where you'd leave alcohol overnight to dissolve a bit of the metallic antimony and thus avoid having to dig through your own feces to recover the pill
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