It was The Greatest Plea Bargain in History…As the Bubonic Plague ravaged Europe, a group of oil and spice traders began robbing the dead bodies and graves of victims making off with riches that anyone would be too terrified to touch. No one could understand how the thieves managed it without contracting the dreaded Plague. Eventually the thieves were caught, but the public rallied against their execution…If they were hung their secret would die with them. The judge struck a deal with the thieves. They took the deal and divulged the secret oil and spice formulation they rubbed on their bodies before touching infected corpses. This concoction protected them against the pathogen that caused Bubonic Plague.

It became known as Thieves Oil. We’re using it in our cough lozenges!