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Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine (History of Science)

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 | #639144 in Books |  2011-03-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.02 x.74 x5.98l,1.07 | File type: PDF | 328 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Dioscorides Through a Modern Glass Darkly - But Well!|By David K. Osborn|Since the time of Dioscorides, which was in the first century of the Christian era, there has certainly been a lot of historical "water under the bridge", and scientific perspectives and attitudes on medicine and pharmacy have changed radically, and many times over. And so, the whole scientific and medica|About the Author|John M. Riddle is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

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 (Dioscorides himself thought it was self-evident): he failed to describe his...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine (History of Science)   |  John M. Riddle. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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