Why EVERYONE loves VICKS VapoRub?

Of all the home remedies for colds, Vicks vaporub is probably the most popular! We all have fond memories (horror stories?) of being slathered with this stuff, but what is Vicks? How does Vicks work? Can it fix a broken femur? Find out those answers and more in this video!

You Should Read 👇
History of Black Herbal Medicine: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=6256&context=utk_graddiss
Medicine of Slavery: https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1376&context=undergrad_rev
Egyptian Medicine Review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X21005027#b0360

Timestamps are below if you're in a rush! 👇

00:00 Intro
00:54 The Joys of Vaporub!
01:20 What is "vaporub"?
02:11 How Vicks Vaporub works
03:53 How NOT to use Vicks
05:08 Asafetida & Turpentine
06:36 Vicks Pain Relief
08:42 Why Vicks is so popular
09:39 Power of natural medicine

Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. While I make every effort to do as much research as possible, it doesn't mean I don't get things wrong from time to time. Always do your own research with anything on the internet. Additionally, anything I do or say in my videos are my own opinion and I do not speak for, nor am I endorsed by any company, entity, or organization. Any video in collaboration with any company, entity, or organization will be expressly detailed.

Sources:
https://vicks.com/en-us/vicks-history
https://vicks.com/en-us/safety-and-faqs/faqs/vicks-vaporub-faq
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature05910
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/black-history-month-there-is-a-balm-in-gilead
https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1376&context=undergrad_rev
http://www.asaabstracts.com/strands/asaabstracts/abstract.htm?year=2008&index=12&absnum=573
https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2020/04/vicks-versus-virus
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/617459/
https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=6256&context=utk_graddiss
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X21005027#b0360
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/6339/upk.old_egyptian_medical_papyri.pdf
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323633
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33567568/

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