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Lots of us take a pill when we have a headache - or worse. But did you know that the art of mixing medicines goes back thousands of years See inside for the story of daring remedies yucky cures and truly brilliant ideas for making people better - whatever the problem
A venomous snake dissolved in wine 'cured' fatigue and hair loss
Snail slime was used for burns and roast kittens for jaundice
Chewing willow bark eased pain and malaria - now that one really worked
Discover how herbal medicine was practised centuries ago deadly syphilis was cured with Paul Ehrlich's 'magic bullet' and cockroaches catfish and frogs make their own antibiotics. There are many natural and other remedies out there and scientists never stop looking

Potions, Poisons and Pills

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Paperback / softback by John Farndom , Venitia Dean

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Lots of us take a pill when we have a headache - or worse. But did you know that the... Read more

    Publisher: Hungry Tomato Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/04/2017
    ISBN13: 9781910684634, 978-1910684634
    ISBN10: 1910684635

    Number of Pages: 32

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

    Description

    Lots of us take a pill when we have a headache - or worse. But did you know that the art of mixing medicines goes back thousands of years See inside for the story of daring remedies yucky cures and truly brilliant ideas for making people better - whatever the problem
    A venomous snake dissolved in wine 'cured' fatigue and hair loss
    Snail slime was used for burns and roast kittens for jaundice
    Chewing willow bark eased pain and malaria - now that one really worked
    Discover how herbal medicine was practised centuries ago deadly syphilis was cured with Paul Ehrlich's 'magic bullet' and cockroaches catfish and frogs make their own antibiotics. There are many natural and other remedies out there and scientists never stop looking

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