Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:John M. RiddleSeries:History of Science #3Publish date:1986-01-01Pages:328
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292729841ISBN-10:292729847UPC:9780292729841Book Category:Health & Fitness, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Herbal Medications, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:RomeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:1.0714Product ID:SC33RNX00C
Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine
For 1,600 years Dioscorides (ca. AD 40-80) was regarded as the foremost authority on drugs. He knew mild laxatives and strong purgatives, analgesics for headaches, antiseptics for wounds, emetics to rid one of ingested poisons, chemotherapy agents for cancer treatments, and even oral contraceptives. Why, then, have his works remained obscure in recent centuries? Because of one small oversight...
Series: History of Science #3
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292729841ISBN-10:292729847UPC:9780292729841Book Category:Health & Fitness, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Herbal Medications, Ancient, HistoryBook Topic:RomeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:1.0714Product ID:SC33RNX00C
Riddle, John M.: - John M. Riddle is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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