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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154919003321

Autore

Farndon John

Titolo

Strange medicine / / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN : , : Hungry Tomato, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-5124-2711-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The sickening history of medicine

Disciplina

610

Soggetti

Medicine - History

Medicine

Alternative medicine

Traditional medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"A history of medical remedies"--Cover.

"Original edition copyright 2016 by Hungry Tomato Ltd."--Preliminary page.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ancient medicine -- Chinese roots -- It's chemistry -- Plucked owls and roast kittens -- Green medicine -- Willow power -- Finding a magic bullet -- Moldy but deadly -- Natural killers -- Sugar in the blood -- Medicine through time -- The right prescription -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

Read this book to learn all about the different ways in which people used to treat illness, from roots and plants to the medicine we use today. --