Talk:Medical cannibalism

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Only eating?[edit]

This article is including topical routes instead of just oral route. Doesn't cannibalism imply eating? -- Error (talk) 12:01, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You mean stuff like "In addition, human fat was used to treat problems of the outer body, by either rubbing it directly on the skin or soaking the bandage in fat prior to applying it on the wound"? I agree that's not cannibalism – though I think it's noteworthy maybe in a "Related practices" subsection. Feel free to improve the article by making this distinction clearer. I might also do it one of these days, but I don't know if I'll have time for it quickly. Gawaon (talk) 18:05, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have now created a "Related practices" section and moved the content that doesn't seem to refer to eating and drinking as such there. Feel free to improve if I missed something. Gawaon (talk) 11:38, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I feel as though cannabalism in this widespread and manufactured fashion can also be used to describe the consumption of products and items. I think due to how common and large of an industry it was across many different cultures maybe the definition can be similarly bent or spread a bit thinner. 132.235.84.255 (talk) 10:02, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean? "Products" such as mummia are already included. Gawaon (talk) 16:45, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]