Old-timey medicine used bloodletting to cure just about anything. What's your take on old-school remedies?

mediocrebot wanted to know what you think said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 12:00am ET

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rjquillin said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 12:40am ET:

I still have iodine in the cabinet

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chipgreen said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 7:42am ET:

I remember using a lot of Bactine as a kid, but the more serious cuts/scrapes got the Mercurochrome treatment.

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  Much better the Mercurochrome than the alcohol burn that Merthiolate gave!
  
  Mark_L said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 8:50am ET
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- @chipgreen @Mark_L that one’s a little before me brother
  
  ttboy23 said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 6:48pm ET
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  Same, thankfully I missed out on the Merthiolate!
  
  chipgreen said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 7:12pm ET
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- @chipgreen @Mark_L the widow next door occasionally watched me when my parents took a day trip. She had ALL that stuff in her medicine cabinet
  
  ttboy23 said Fri, Sep 18th 2026 at 7:43pm ET
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pmarin said Sat, Sep 19th 2026 at 7:38pm ET:

Mad Magazine 1970s on child safety,
Oh my Darling
Oh my Darling
Oh my Darling Iodine,
You don’t taste good with a cookie,
But for boo-boos you’re just fine

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pmarin said Sat, Sep 19th 2026 at 7:40pm ET:

My father swore by Campho-phenique. I still always keep some around.

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FritzCat said Sun, Sep 20th 2026 at 4:12pm ET:

I have hemochromatosis, and the remedy is…you guessed it: BLOODLETTING!

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