Al Daheeh
Painkillers
S9 • E46 Oct 28, 2024 31m
Pain has been a constant companion to humanity since its existence. Pain prompted man to search for a cure, and so began the first attempts at medicine. A long journey full of trials and errors. The episode reviews humanity's journey to find an effective and at the same time safe painkiller, starting with charms and amulets, passing through opium and its derivatives, and ending with the invention of Paracetamol.