From classical Rome to the 20th century, corpse medicine, or medicinal cannibalism, was rampant throughout all levels of European society. Consumption of
While ancient history boasts a host of grisly medical recipes, one of the most intriguing and elaborate was the mellified man, a human being mummified into honey candy.
Believe it or not, until the end of the 19th century corpse medicine, literally the consumption of human flesh, blood or brains, was almost normal in Europe!