Cassie

This actually reminds me a lot of how the U.S. dealt with tuberculosis as well. Yeah. There's so many stories of families and people being shipped off to these weird places. You know, we learned on National Park After Dark, Mammoth Caves was one of them. So they're Being sent to underground caves. I did an episode where they were sent off to this small island between rivers in West Virginia.

And they're put in different hospitals and there's a lot of shame around it and a lot of misunderstanding.

And they're put in different hospitals and there's a lot of shame around it and a lot of misunderstanding.

And they're put in different hospitals and there's a lot of shame around it and a lot of misunderstanding.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, we're reflecting back a lot today. For leprosy, there was actually a cure. It was Chalmugra oil. Extracted from seeds from the Hydona carpus tree, which was native to South and Southeast Asia, the oil contained active compounds that were believed to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Yeah, we're reflecting back a lot today. For leprosy, there was actually a cure. It was Chalmugra oil. Extracted from seeds from the Hydona carpus tree, which was native to South and Southeast Asia, the oil contained active compounds that were believed to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Yeah, we're reflecting back a lot today. For leprosy, there was actually a cure. It was Chalmugra oil. Extracted from seeds from the Hydona carpus tree, which was native to South and Southeast Asia, the oil contained active compounds that were believed to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

The challenge was that the oil's consistency was thick and sticky, which made it extremely difficult to administer to patients. It did not properly absorb when applied to the skin and often caused stomach pain and vomiting when ingested and gave patients large, painful bumps under their skin when it was injected.

The challenge was that the oil's consistency was thick and sticky, which made it extremely difficult to administer to patients. It did not properly absorb when applied to the skin and often caused stomach pain and vomiting when ingested and gave patients large, painful bumps under their skin when it was injected.

The challenge was that the oil's consistency was thick and sticky, which made it extremely difficult to administer to patients. It did not properly absorb when applied to the skin and often caused stomach pain and vomiting when ingested and gave patients large, painful bumps under their skin when it was injected.

Alice dedicated herself tirelessly to her research, balancing her duties as a university instructor by day and conducting experiments on chalmugra oil late into the night. Despite only being 23 years old, she accomplished in less than a year what many seasoned chemists had struggled with for decades.

Alice dedicated herself tirelessly to her research, balancing her duties as a university instructor by day and conducting experiments on chalmugra oil late into the night. Despite only being 23 years old, she accomplished in less than a year what many seasoned chemists had struggled with for decades.

Alice dedicated herself tirelessly to her research, balancing her duties as a university instructor by day and conducting experiments on chalmugra oil late into the night. Despite only being 23 years old, she accomplished in less than a year what many seasoned chemists had struggled with for decades.

She successfully isolated the active ingredient, meaning that the oil retained its medicinal properties while also being easily absorbable. This breakthrough was coined the quote ball method. So no more of those like giant painful lumps under their skin and injections. And imagine already being sick with leprosy and then. taking this medication that's making you vomit and just feel awful.

She successfully isolated the active ingredient, meaning that the oil retained its medicinal properties while also being easily absorbable. This breakthrough was coined the quote ball method. So no more of those like giant painful lumps under their skin and injections. And imagine already being sick with leprosy and then. taking this medication that's making you vomit and just feel awful.

She successfully isolated the active ingredient, meaning that the oil retained its medicinal properties while also being easily absorbable. This breakthrough was coined the quote ball method. So no more of those like giant painful lumps under their skin and injections. And imagine already being sick with leprosy and then. taking this medication that's making you vomit and just feel awful.

And she's mitigated all that. She's like, I'm going to take all that out. And you just have the good stuff now.