Synopsis
Document some of the world's most ancient and extreme medical practices, from the snake-soup healer in Hong Kong to the chicken-massaging witch doctors in the African country of Cameroon. Gibbon is joined by volunteer patients who are seeking cures to their own ailments, something Western medicine has failed to achieve.
Episodes
Season 11
Snake Blood RemedyPiers Gibbon takes volunteer patients to Hong Kong in a bid to uncover the science behind traditional Chinese medicine and determine if these remedies can succeed where Western medicine has failed.45m2
Cow Urine CureCould traditional Indian healing cure ailments like migraines, tinnitus and eczema that Western medicine can’t?45m3
Goat Blood BathPiers takes volunteer patients to the African country of Cameroon to find out if extreme treatments from traditional medicine hold the cure to their medical issues.45m4
Hallucinogenic HealingPiers Gibbon and two volunteer patients test a range of unusual remedies sourced from the Peruvian jungle in a bid to use shamanic medicine to cure ailments they’ve struggled to fix at home.45m
Snake Blood RemedyPiers Gibbon takes volunteer patients to Hong Kong in a bid to uncover the science behind traditional Chinese medicine and determine if these remedies can succeed where Western medicine has failed.45m2Cow Urine CureCould traditional Indian healing cure ailments like migraines, tinnitus and eczema that Western medicine can’t?45m3Goat Blood BathPiers takes volunteer patients to the African country of Cameroon to find out if extreme treatments from traditional medicine hold the cure to their medical issues.45m4Hallucinogenic HealingPiers Gibbon and two volunteer patients test a range of unusual remedies sourced from the Peruvian jungle in a bid to use shamanic medicine to cure ailments they’ve struggled to fix at home.45mCast
