M J O'Dowd

The History of Medications for Women

Materia Medica Woman

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first work of its kind, this book presents an illustrated history of medications for women in all the major cultures and civilizations, from ancient times to the present. Compiled by an acclaimed author of medical history literature, tt covers topics from the origin of the Rx symbol and the earliest uses of ergometrine, mummy medicine throug

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 272mm x 218mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9780367397562
• ISBN-10: 0367397560
• Artikelnr.: 57999275

Autorenporträt

O'Dowd\, M.J.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. ORIGINS: The Prescription. Ergot. Lettuce. Mummy Medicine.
CHRONOLOGY: Assyria. Egypt. Biblical Times. Greece and Rome. Byzantium. The
Arab Influence. The Late Middle Ages. The Sixteenth Century. The
Seventeenth Century. The Eighteenth Century. The Nineteenth Century. The
Twentieth Century. SPECIAL SUBJECTS: Anesthesia and Analgesia and the Curse
of Eve. Antiseptics, Antibiotics and Chemotherapy. Blood Transfusion and
Rhesus Disease. Eclampsia. Family Planning. The Menopause. Uterine
Stimulants. CIVILIZATIONS: The Orient. The Americas. APPENDICES:
Therapeutical Classification of Remedies. Abbreviations Commonly Used in
Prescriptions. Sources of Illustrations. Index.