“MELLIFICATION: THE SWEET TASTING SIDE OF CORPSE MEDICINE” PLUS BLOOPERS! #WeirdDarkness #Darkives

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IN THIS EPISODE Of all the instances of cannibalism found in human history no one quite practiced it like some in China used to In these cases cannibalism came in the form of eating mellified flesh for medicinal purposes In 16th century China mellification was a way for elderly people nearing the end of their lives to donate their body to science The idea originally derived from an Arabic recipe was that they could turn their bodies into medicine that would be ingested by their descendants to alleviate ailments like broken bones The process of mellification was a gruesome one In short it consisted of very slowly turning one s body into a mummified human candy bar And that s not even the worst part for mellification to be the most effective the process started while the person was still alive SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE And Mellified Man for Dessert by Katie Serena https tinyurl com rjwv5cwHoney I m Dead by Paul Salopek https tinyurl com wz23h9dSugar-Glazed Grandpa by Brent Swancer https tinyurl com w2mqzypSelf-Mummification from Stranger Remains https tinyurl com w795gxpBetter Health Through Cannibalism by Natalie Zarrelli https tinyurl com tsqhqblCorpse Medicine by Maria Dolan https tinyurl com y6spcbcbWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library Over time links seen above may become invalid disappear or have different content I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story or if a credit is incorrect please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46 WeirdDarkness is a registered trademark Copyright 2024 Weird Darkness Originally aired September 2020CUSTOM LANDING PAGE https weirddarkness com mellification-corpse-medicineClick here to visit this podcast episode