Murder, Magic, and Medicine
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Book Overview
This absorbing account of the evolution of modern medicine from its roots in folk culture will entertain and inform both scientists and general readers alike. It explains the chemical basis of modern pharmacology, and provides a fascinating description of the use and abuse of natural products in various societies through the ages and how this largely trial-and-error process has led to the development of many of the drugs we now take for granted. Primitive...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:019855561X
ISBN13:9780198555612
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.28 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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Intriguing influence of plants and microoganisms on history.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
John Mann creatively links science and history together by referencing historical events, like the witch trials, to chemicals produced naturally by microorganisms, plants and animals. I use this book in an introductory science course to demonstrate how important natural products are in our society today -- whether the chemical is beneficial or deadly. Easy reading for the non-scientist, but factual enough for the scientist.
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