stackyFACTSIf medieval syrup wasn't quite doing the trick, you could always entirely upgrade to heavily pulverized garden pests.
If medieval syrup wasn't quite doing the trick, you could always entirely upgrade to heavily pulverized garden pests. A prominent 18th-century medical guide heavily recommended actively crushing live snails, mixing their highly slimy remains with earthworms, and aggressively boiling the entire foul concoction into a broth. It was entirely prescribed for severe ailments, mostly because resisting the cure was highly preferable to actually drinking it.
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