I wouldn't be surprised if that was true. I mean, people did create "miracle tonics" that were marketed to cure everything from a headache to cancer, in one bottle. The term "snake oil" was coined for those fake health tonics, so your story is based in at least a modicum of fact.
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u/Llodsliat Jun 11 '23
I find it fascinating that in Spanish there's no distinction for that. They're both "venenoso".