Pills, Powders, and Balms. The Cultural History of Medicines
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How does a functioning health system bring about a stable society? What were and are the great evolutionary steps in the development of new medicines and what are the challenges for the future? From the herbal gardens of the Middle Ages and Paracelsus to the great researchers of the 19th and 20th centuries, the cultural history of medicine reflects the history of mankind.
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51 min
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Date of Publication
[2014], c2012
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