A Taste of Your Own Medicine (Origin)

What Is the Origin of the Saying "A Taste of Your Own Medicine"?

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The term "to get a taste of your own medicine" means "to be mistreated just as you have mistreated others."

"To get a taste of your own medicine" comes from one of Aesop's Fables. (Aesop was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables, which are now known as Aesop's Fables. He lived 620-564 BC). This specific fable relates to a swindler who sold fake medicine, claiming that it could cure any ailment. When the swindler himself became ill, people gave him his own medicine, which he knew would not work.

Examples of Use:

After constantly teasing others, he finally got a taste of his own medicine when someone played a prank on him.
She had been spreading rumours about her classmates, but when the tables turned, she got a taste of her own medicine and experienced the consequences of her actions.
He had been ignoring others' opinions for a long time, but now he was facing a taste of his own medicine as his ideas were dismissed.
She always took credit for others' work, but this time she was given a taste of her own medicine when someone else claimed her achievements.
He had been bullying his classmates, but when he became the target of bullying, he finally understood a taste of his own medicine.