Tobacco smoke enema
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tobacco-smoke-enema-161-15331732
title:
Tobacco smoke enema
text:
The tobacco smoke enema, an insufflation of tobacco smoke into the rectum by enema, was a medical treatment employed by European physicians for a range of ailments. Tobacco was recognised as a medicine soon after it was first imported from the New World, and tobacco smoke was used by Western medical practitioners as a tool against cold and drowsiness, but applying it by enema was a technique learned from the North American indigenous peoples. The procedure was used to treat gut pain, and attempt
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Historical medical treatment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema
date created:
2008-11-27T11:36:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T10:32:57Z
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