What did people use to help reduce pain before pain killers/medications were invented?
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lovebettafish
ANSWERS: 5
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Depends on the pain. Heat for things like achy joints, cold for bruises and the like. The truth is that pain suffering was a part of life before pain medications. People just 'suffered'.
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A number of herbs were used, such as feverfew, but I suspect they had a much higher pain threshold.
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Liquor
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They smoked weed
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Massage therapy. Especially of the genitals.
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