The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Jonathan Pereira

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 1178

ISBN-13: 9780282967062

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Excerpt from The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 2 Tun appearance of the second volume of this work at a considerable period after the publication of the first, would seem to require some explanation other than has been given by the English editors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Jonathan Pereira

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13: 9781528221115

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Excerpt from The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 1 Part of the second volume is a satisfactory indication that their efforts to maintain the character of this valuable work have been so far successful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of Herbalism
A History of Herbalism

Author: Emma Kay

Publisher: Pen and Sword History

Published: 2022-07-28

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 139900896X

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Food historian Emma Kay tells the story of our centuries-old relationship with herbs. From herbalists of old to contemporary cooking, this book reveals the magical and medicinal properties of your favourite plants in colorful, compelling detail. At one time, every village in Britain had a herbalist. A History of Herbalism investigates the lives of women and men who used herbs to administer treatment and knew the benefit of each. Meet Dr Richard Shephard of Preston, who cultivated angelica on his estate in the eighteenth century for the sick and injured; or Nicholas Culpeper, a botanist who catalogued the pharmaceutical benefits of herbs for early literary society. But herbs were not only medicinal. Countless cultures and beliefs as far back as prehistoric times incorporated herbs into their practices: paganism, witchcraft, religion and even astrology. Take a walk through a medieval ‘physick’ garden, or Early Britain, and learn the ancient rituals to fend off evil powers, protect or bewitch or even attract a lover. The wake of modern medicine saw a shift away from herbal treatments, with rituals and spells shrouded with superstition as the years wore on. The author reveals how herbs became more culinary rather than medicinal including accounts of recent trends for herbal remedies as lockdown and the pandemic leads us to focus more on our health and wellbeing.

Opium
Opium

Author: Thomas Dormandy

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0300183658

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Opium and its derivatives morphine and heroin have destroyed, corrupted, and killed individuals, families, communities, and even whole nations. And yet, for most of its long history, opium has also been humanity's most effective means of alleviating physical and mental pain. This extraordinary book encompasses the entire history of the world's most fascinating drug, from the first evidence of poppy cultivation by stone-age man to the present-day opium trade in Afghanistan. Dr. Thomas Dormandy tells the story with verve and insight, uncovering the strange power of opiates to motivate major conflicts yet also inspire great art and medical breakthroughs, to trigger the rise of global criminal networks yet also revolutionize attitudes toward well-being. Opium: Reality's Dark Dream traverses the globe and the centuries, exploring opium's role in colonialism, the Chinese Opium Wars, laudanum-inspired sublime Romantic poetry, American "Yellow Peril" fears, the rise of the Mafia and the black market, 1960s counterculture, and more. Dr. Dormandy also recounts exotic or sad stories of individual addiction. Throughout the book the author emphasizes opium's complex, valuable relationship with developments in medicine, health, and disease, highlighting the perplexing dual nature of the drug as both the cause and relief of great suffering in widely diverse civilizations.

The Spectator
The Spectator

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1846

Total Pages: 1362

ISBN-13:

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