Family in a sauna. Artwork from 'Opus Chyrurgicum' (1565) by the Swiss alchemist and physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) showing a family in a suana. They are also undergoing cupping therapy,where small heated vessels are applied to the skin to increase blood flow. Originally Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim,he renamed himself Paracelsus (better than the Roman physician Celsus). Paracelsus travelled widely,absorbing the medical knowledge of many cultures. He also tried to find a magical medicine or elixir of life | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / National Library of Medicine |
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