Real snake oil has its origins in Chinese traditional medicine, and there are studies suggesting that snake oil's very high omega-3 fatty acid content might confer some actual health benefits.
American scammers may have learned about snake oil originally from Chinese railroad workers, but the concoctions they started selling under the name had mostly zero snake in 'em. But they did contain cocaine, meth, and other uppers, so while they weren't entirely ineffective, they were dangerous.
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