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IN THIS EPISODE: Of all the instances of cannibalism found in human history, no one quite practiced it like some in China used to. In these cases, cannibalism came in the form of eating mellified flesh for medicinal purposes. In 16th century China, mellification was a way for elderly people nearing the end of their lives to donate their body to science. The idea, originally derived from an Arabic recipe, was that they could turn their bodies into medicine that would be ingested by their descendants to alleviate ailments like broken bones. The process of mellification was a gruesome one. In short, it consisted of very slowly turning one\\u2019s body into a mummified human candy bar. And that\\u2019s not even the worst part \\u2014 for mellification to be the most effective, the process started while the person was still alive.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cAnd Mellified Man for Dessert\\u201d by Katie Serena: https://tinyurl.com/rjwv5cw
\\u201cHoney, I\\u2019m Dead\\u201d by Paul Salopek: https://tinyurl.com/wz23h9d
\\u201cSugar-Glazed Grandpa\\u201d by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/w2mqzyp
\\u201cSelf-Mummification\\u201d from Stranger Remains: https://tinyurl.com/w795gxp
\\u201cBetter Health Through Cannibalism\\u201d by Natalie Zarrelli: https://tinyurl.com/tsqhqbl
\\u201cCorpse Medicine\\u201d by Maria Dolan: https://tinyurl.com/y6spcbcb
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