Episdoe 190: Doctor Caesar and His Antidote for Poison in 1750
Charleston Time Machine - En podcast af Nic Butler, Ph.D. - Fredage
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In 1750, the South Carolina legislature emancipated an enslaved man known as Doctor Caesar for sharing his secret antidote for poisons and snakebites, prepared from a combination of familiar plants. This simple decoction earned Doctor Caesar immortal fame, but it also provided a modicum of comfort during his final years and benefitted his family members who remained enslaved.