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Potions, Poisons and Pills (Paperback) Loot Price: R203
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Potions, Poisons and Pills (Paperback): John Farndom

Potions, Poisons and Pills (Paperback)

John Farndom; Illustrated by Venitia Dean

Series: Grisly History of Medicine

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Lots of us take a pill when we have a headache - or worse. But did you know that the art of mixing medicines goes back thousands of years See inside for the story of daring remedies yucky cures and truly brilliant ideas for making people better - whatever the problem A venomous snake dissolved in wine 'cured' fatigue and hair loss Snail slime was used for burns and roast kittens for jaundice Chewing willow bark eased pain and malaria - now that one really worked Discover how herbal medicine was practised centuries ago deadly syphilis was cured with Paul Ehrlich's 'magic bullet' and cockroaches catfish and frogs make their own antibiotics. There are many natural and other remedies out there and scientists never stop looking

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Imprint: Hungry Tomato Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Grisly History of Medicine
Release date: April 2017
Authors: John Farndom
Illustrators: Venitia Dean
Dimensions: 270 x 210 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 978-1-910684-63-4
Categories: Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN: 1-910684-63-5
Barcode: 9781910684634

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