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No. It was not a loud fart. It was a doctor, a healer, a physician. Call it what you will. They mixed together different soloutions, and items such as herbs and seeds to "invent" medicines. Perhaps to cure uncontrollable gas relief.

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An apothecary was someone who prepared and dispensed drugs/medicines and medical remedies, often from a retail store, so they were the equivalent of a modern day pharmacist or dispensing chemist.

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