Women's wombs were described as starved for attention, it would migrate upward towards the head. "It delights also in fragrant smell and advances towards them."

1872 in England and Wales, women made up the majority of certified lunatics a medical term back then confined to asylums, according to Elaine Showalter, author of The Female Malady. "In a society that not only perceived women as childlike, irrational and sexually unstable, but also rendered them legally powerless and economically marginal, it is not surprising that doctors were quick to diagnose women as so-called lunatics."

A the act of cutting a piece of ones tongue off. Physicians thought by doing this it would correct stutters and stammers. Needless to say it didn't work, patients would die of blood lost or infection from non-sterile surgical tools.

Physicians such as Erasistratus, believed that all illnesses stemmed from an overabundance of blood.Hippocrates’ writings and teachings made bloodletting a common technique throughout the Roman empire. Bloodletting was treatment for various conditions, from plague and smallpox to epilepsy and gout.

An ad for Lucky Strike cigarette's being advertised by a physician.

Bicycle face was considered a medical ailment warned to women. They were cautioned that the awkward faces people would make while riding bikes would make them ugly.

Oil from Chinese water snakes was used as a treatment and is continues to be used today. Snake oil seems to have been brought to America by Chinese laborers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. This was backbreaking work, and the laborers are thought to have rubbed the oil on their aching joints. Snakes are a rich source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) an omega-3 fatty acid that has anti-inflammatory properties.

Moldy bread was used to disinfect cuts as far back as ancient Egypt. Interestingly what might sound crazy makes some sense. Louis Pasteur discovered, certain fungi are known to block the growth of disease-causing bacteria. Like penicillin.

Hysteria was a term used to diagnose many women early on. A common cure for hysteria was bed rest, preventing both physical and mental activity. I was thought all that thinking meant the brain would take blood away from the reproductive organs and lead to infertility.

People undergo blood cupping treatment to relieve back pain. Glass cups are heated to create a vacuum, and then placed on the body. The suction pulls at the skin and "sucks out" the body's toxins. The ancient treatment is based on the idea that suctioning the skin promotes better blood flow.