The Most Insane Medical Practices in History

6. They used juniper and mandrake extracts as anesthesia.

Our ancestors achieved great results in surgery. In ancient Mesopotamia, doctors used alcohol and opium to help patients feel no pain. In ancient Egypt, they prepared extracts from mandrake fruits. In India and China, juniper, cannabis, and aconite were used as anesthetic agents. It is hard to say how effective they were