Mysteries of Ancient Medicine

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Wednesday 16 September

Barber Surgeons, Astrologist-Physicians, Ancient Indian Medicine

Season 1 Episode 8

Medieval barber-surgeons perform bloodletting and surgery, Elizabethan physicians read the stars to guide treatment, and ancient Indian innovators defy taboos

Mysteries of Ancient Medicine airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 10:00 PM, Wednesday 16 September. (New, subtitles.)

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