What the Apothecary Ordered: Questionable Cures Through the Ages

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What the Apothecary Ordered: Questionable Cures Through the Ages

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Troubled by toothache? Dogged by dipsomania? Perhaps you have been poisoned or accidentally got a bottle stuck up your bottom? This compendium of tried and tested (and terrifying) historical remedies is your go-to guide for how not to seek medical relief. From smearing mouse-dung on your teeth to drinking sulphuric acid, and from mechanical chin-reducing contraptions to ‘super-super-excellent’ quack medicines, here are to be found the most bizarre and alarming remedies of the last two thousand years. Spanning Ancient Greece and twentieth century Britain and America, What the Apothecary Ordered positively haemorrhages with the dangerous ministrations of ‘healers’ of yore. Everyday illnesses, beauty, surgery, sexual performance and madness – whatever the nature of the malady, here the reader will find a cautionary tale about entrusting oneself to the experts.

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Pages 144
Publisher Old House
Published August 9, 2014
ISBN 22669622
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Caroline Rance is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Caroline Rance enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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