Season 1 · Episode 20
The Apothecary Diaries · S1E20
Aired on February 25, 2024
Science entries in this episode
Autopsy and Forensic Medicine
In The Apothecary Diaries, a body is examined. We explain autopsy, post-mortem signs, and the birth of forensic medicine.
Datura
In The Apothecary Diaries, datura is used to induce sleep and feign death. We explain its alkaloids, its toxicity, and its role in the history of anesthesia.
Surgical Sutures
In The Apothecary Diaries, Maomao is recovering from fifteen stitches. The history of suture thread, from Egyptian linen to resorbable catgut and synthetic thread.