Medieval Alchemist: "Well, I know that you've got a bunch of different fluids inside you and that occasionally you expel those fluids in order to recover from illness. Therefore, artificially purging or renewing the body of these fluids will relieve you of your malady more quickly. And hey, look. A bunch of these things - inducing vomiting, keeping a fever victim hydrated, lancing infected wounds, etc - appears to do just that. Also, a bunch of other shit is a bit more dubious, but... eh. You go with what you know."
Modern Guy Who Doesn't Know Dick Shit About Anatomy: "You fucking idiots. Just hook King Charles to an MRI machine if you want to know what's really wrong with him. Or use penicillin and ibuprofen for, you know, everything. :very-intelligent: "
Medieval Alchemist: "Well, I know that you've got a bunch of different fluids inside you and that occasionally you expel those fluids in order to recover from illness. Therefore, artificially purging or renewing the body of these fluids will relieve you of your malady more quickly. And hey, look. A bunch of these things - inducing vomiting, keeping a fever victim hydrated, lancing infected wounds, etc - appears to do just that. Also, a bunch of other shit is a bit more dubious, but... eh. You go with what you know."
Modern Guy Who Doesn't Know Dick Shit About Anatomy: "You fucking idiots. Just hook King Charles to an MRI machine if you want to know what's really wrong with him. Or use penicillin and ibuprofen for, you know, everything. :very-intelligent: "
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