Tallinn, Estonia has one of the oldest continuously-operating pharmacies in Europe, in business since 1422. You can buy a few modern salves & aspirin products, but it's mainly a curio museum for the strange ingredients once used in pharmaceuticals.
Old pharmacies used to look like this
Take your pick...rabbit hearts, urine spirits, billy-goat blood
You could always try earthworms in oil or sun-bleached dog feces
How do you know when a bee is parched?
The ever-popular deer penis
Wood-louse infusion if you're really desperate
Or mysterious potions without names
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