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Author:
Farndon, John, author.
Title:
Strange medicine : a history of medical remedies / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean.
Publisher:
Hungry Tomato,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Medicine--History--Juvenile literature.
Medicine--Juvenile literature.
Alternative medicine--Juvenile literature.
Traditional medicine--Juvenile literature.
Other Authors:
Dean, Venitia, 1976- illustrator.
Notes:
Includes index. "A history of medical remedies"--Cover. "Original edition copyright 2016 by Hungry Tomato Ltd."--Preliminary page.
Contents:
Introduction -- Ancient medicine -- Chinese roots -- It's chemistry -- Plucked owls and roast kittens -- Green medicine -- Willow power -- Finding a magic bullet -- Moldy but deadly -- Natural killers -- Sugar in the blood -- Medicine through time -- The right prescription -- Glossary.
Summary:
Read this book to learn all about the different ways in which people used to treat illness, from roots and plants to the medicine we use today. -- Provided by publisher.
Series:
The sickening history of medicine
ISBN:
1512430765 (pb : alk. paper)
9781512430769 (pb : alk. paper)
1512415596 (lb : alk. paper)
9781512415599 (lb : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)951557326
LCCN:
2016025651
Locations:
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

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