Taboo: Creature Cures

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From bee sting therapy in Taiwan to the insertion of live maggots into wounds in some parts of the United States, folk therapies often seem mysterious and are frequently portrayed as quackery-but they can also be effective. This program examines that paradox, crossing cultural and national boundaries to examine bizarre forms of medicine. Viewers may come to the realization that, despite the relevance and truthfulness of the term "snake oil salesman," some folk remedies do have actual therapeutic or even curative properties
Contrasting Cultural Viewpoints on Medicine (2:10)
South Africa: Variety of Animal Based Medicines (1:38)
South Africa: Herbs and Animal Parts (1:46)
South Africa: Baboon Carcass (1:59)
South Africa: Chronic Pain Remedy (2:13)
South Africa: Choosing Traditional Medicine (1:28)
South Africa: Combining Old and New Technologies (2:15)
South Africa: Diagnostic Methods of Traditional Healers (2:18)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Bee Sting Therapy (2:03)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Multiple Sclerosis (1:35)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Uses for Bee Sting Therapy (1:55)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Bee Allergy (1:48)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Practicing Traditional Medicine (2:13)
Chang-Hua, Taiwan: Properties of Bee Venom (1:47)
Bee Sting Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis (1:13)
Pune, India: Ayurvedic Medicine (2:00)
Pune, India: Scope of Ayurveda (1:59)
Pune, India: Ayurvedic Leech Therapy (1:12)
Pune,India: Rejuvenating Body and Mind (1:34)
Pune, India: History of Leeching (1:14)
Maggots in Medicine (1:40)
Maggot Therapy: Wound Care (1:39)
Amputations: Maggot Therapy (2:27)
History of Maggots in Medicine (1:16)
Sterile Maggot Production (1:24)
Going Outside the Box for Cures (1:51)

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