Murder, Magic, and Medicine

Name: Murder, Magic, and Medicine
Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
SKU: ByrdShop_0198558546
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paperback – June 30, 1994

by Mann, John

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ISBN-13: 9780198558545 ISBN-10: 0198558546

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Binding

paperback

Published

June 30, 1994

Weight

0.9 lbs

Dimensions

23.20×1.50×15.60 cm

About this book

Murder, Magic, and Medicine by Mann, John. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780198558545.

This absorbing account of the evolution of modern medicine from its roots in folk medicine will entertain and inform both scientist and general reader alike. It explains the chemical basis of pharmacology, and provides a fascinating description of how the use and abuse of natural products in various societies throughout the ages has led to the development of many of the drugs we now take for granted.