/oss/taxonomy/term/1999/all en /oss/article/health-history/leave-donkey-milk-donkeys <p>Cleopatra supposedly took a daily bath in milk supplied by a herd of some 700 lactating donkeys. How she hit upon this idea isn’t known, but the legendary beauty may have been familiar Hippocrates’ recommendation that donkey milk was an effective treatment for fever, liver problems, joint pain and poisoning. If it was good for the inside, maybe it was good for the outside as well! Since donkeys don’t produce much milk, lots of lactating females are needed to fill a bathtub.</p> Tue, 05 May 2015 07:49:11 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2256 at /oss