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A Short History of Medicine
“Doctor, I have an ear ache.”
2000 BC – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 BC – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”
1850 AD – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”
1940 AD – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”
1985 AD – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”
2000 AD – “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!”
The source of this joke is unknown, but when I saw it on Magsx2 blog, it caught my attention. (I can really relate to the last line of the joke!)
"The part can never be well unless the whole is well." -- Plato
Mar 06, 2012 @ 19:26:32
I loved this!
Mar 06, 2012 @ 19:28:11
Hi,
I’m glad you liked the joke, it is a good one.
Mar 06, 2012 @ 19:57:18
I like this joke, the last line.
Antibiotic may be as artificial as cheese or yogurt, as they are
refined and nicely packaged.
Same apply to such as sugar = extracted from sugar cane,
where we draw the line in its process of refinement = from where
it is no longer natural and seen as artificial ? ? ?
Mar 07, 2012 @ 00:03:08
Hahaha – love it!!!
Mar 07, 2012 @ 00:22:57
Yes I love it. Once I had this bad sinus infection and I went to a doctor and the medicine didn’t work. I talked to a friend of mine who was studying Chinese medicine and he suggested this herb and within a day I was 80% better. I wish I could remember the name of that herb. I think nature has a lot of healing powers.
Mar 07, 2012 @ 05:33:07
Ha! I love it, specially since I don’t trust doctors much…
Mar 08, 2012 @ 14:08:14
This is so absolutely, awesomely wonderful! I cannot believe how much it mirrors our idiocies as a human race! I am emailing immediately to my licensed herbalist friend here!
Mar 12, 2012 @ 13:23:48
Clever historical conundrum, not unlike so much of life in general…