Organotherapy is a technique that makes use of extracts derived from animal or human tissues to treat medical conditions.[1] The practice of treating an organ with the same one derived from another creature, known as similia similibus, was familiar to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; consuming brain tissue was considered a potential treatment for those of low intellect for instance.[2]

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Citations

  1. ^ "organotherapy, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. online ed. 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ Lenehan (2004), pp. 4–5.

Bibliography

  • Lenehan, Patrick (2004), Anabolic Steroids, CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-203-63453-0