Mysteries of Ancient Medicine — Episode 4: Mummy Medicine, King of Poisons, Maya Sweat Baths

You are watching the episode Mummy Medicine, King of Poisons, Maya Sweat Baths From Europe’s obsession with powdered mummy to Austrians who ingested arsenic for beauty and strength, history is filled with startling cures. Meanwhile, in Guatemala, an ancient Mayan sweat bath carved with a deity exposes healing practices centered on mothers and childbirth. These remedies reveal medicine’s most unexpected paths.