Snake blood and bile are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
(02:58)Are there genuine medical benefits to potions like three-penis wine?
(02:56)Tribal medicines use everything from cow urine to goat blood.
Some tribal doctors prescribe hallucinogens and odd potions.
這個系列的紀錄片是找一群美國人踏上畢生難得的旅程,他們只是普通人,並罹患了難以治癒的疾病,此行的目的是要探究全球最極端而古老的醫術,能否治好他們的毛病。每一集節目自成一格,各自請三個人到異國接受一群巫醫、巫師和部落醫者的治療。前後四個星期,他們馬不停蹄地參與一連串令人瞠目結舌的儀式,並接受度身訂做的「醫學」治療。