How Witch Hunt in Europe Paved the Way for the Modern Pharmaceutical Industry ?
For centuries, Europe was gripped by a dark era of witch hunts, a period when thousands—mostly women—were accused of sorcery and executed in brutal ways. While history often frames this as a tale of religious fanaticism, superstition, and mass hysteria, there is a deeper economic and societal transformation hidden beneath. The so-called “witches” were, in many cases, herbalists, midwives, and healers—people who possessed deep knowledge of natural medicine. Their systematic persecution not only erased ancient healing traditions but also cleared the path for what we now recognize as the modern pharmaceutical industry.