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How to Cure the Plague and Other Curious Remedies, Julian Walker, Used; Very Goo

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Book Title
How to Cure the Plague and Other Curious Remedies
ISBN
9780712357012
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
How to Cure the Plague and Other Curious Remedies
Item Height
210 mm
Author
Julian Walker
Publisher
British Library Publishing
Subject
Medicine
Item Width
149 mm
Number of Pages
144 Pages

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Today we are used to reaching for a painkiller when we get a headache, we take anaesthetics and antibiotics for granted, and we would not dream of making our own medicines. But until a century ago that was far from the case, and people had to seek their own remedies or depend on far-from-reliable doctors and apothecaries for everything from an ingrown toenail to amputation. How to Cure the Plague presents a stark reminder of the days when remedies were based on guesswork or superstition, and people swallowed bizarre or revolting mixtures; yet it was not all 'toads and brandy' - many herb-based treatments formed the basis of modern medicines. This new book presents a fascinating illustrated compilation of some of the most curious and disturbing cures from history, from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Examples: Eighteenth-century treatment for asthma: Live a fortnight on boiled carrots only. It seldom fails. An Anglo-Saxon treatment for warts: For warts take hound's urine and mouse's blood, mixed together, anoint the warts with it, they will soon go away. How to stop hiccups in 1607: Take thy finger ends, and stop both thine ears very hard, and the hiccup will cease immediately. A Tudor remedy for bedwetting: A mouse rotted and given to children to eat remedieth pissing the bed. Eighteenth-century first aid: Take ripe puff-balls. Break them warily and save the powder. Strew this on the wound and bind it on. This will absolutely stop the bleeding of an amputated limb without any caute

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British Library Publishing
ISBN-13
9780712357012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Publication Name
How to Cure the Plague and Other Curious Remedies
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Author
Julian Walker
Format
Hardcover

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210 mm
Item Width
149 mm

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United Kingdom
Title_Author
Julian Walker

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