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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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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.
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O'Dowd\, M.J.
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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
