Pills, powders & potions : a history of medication /
Pills, powders, and potions Medication
John Townsend.
- Chicago : Raintree, c2006.
- 56 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
- Raintree freestyle .
- Painful history of medicine .
- Townsend, John, 1955- Painful history of medicine. .
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.