Unit 8Section 3 Alternative Medicine

Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake
In the cauldron boil and bake; eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder’s fork, and blindworm’s sting;
Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing;
For a charm of powerful trouble
…Cool it with a baboon’s blood
Then the charm is firm and good.
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

Macbeth Act IV, Scene 1

The purpose of this section is to examine the different perspectives stemming from a traditional and alternative approach to medical treatment.