Pills, powders & potions : a history of medication / John Townsend.

By:

Townsend, John, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Raintree freestyle Townsend, John, Painful history of medicine ; Publication details: Chicago : Raintree, c2006.Description: 56 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

141091335X

Other title:

Pills, powders, and potions
Medication

Subject(s):

Drugs -- History

DDC classification:

615/.1/09 22

LOC classification:

RM301.17 .T69 2006

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

Magic pills -- Ancient times -- The Middle Ages -- Good for business -- Mixtures from the 1800s -- Wonder drugs -- Modern times -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

Summary: Presents a short study of medicines, herbal remedies, and ancient cures, and discusses how some illnesses and ailments were and are treated.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 52) and index.

Magic pills -- Ancient times -- The Middle Ages -- Good for business -- Mixtures from the 1800s -- Wonder drugs -- Modern times -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006

School Library Journal, July 2005

Presents a short study of medicines, herbal remedies, and ancient cures, and discusses how some illnesses and ailments were and are treated.

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