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Victorian pharmacy by Jane Eastoe with Ruth Goodman. rediscovering remedies and recipes

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Pavilion 2010.Description: 224 pages illustrations (some color) 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781862058903 (hbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Victorian pharmacy (Television program)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.1094
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Public health -- Medicine and disease -- The chemist and his shop -- Poison -- Potions, powders, perfumes and pills -- 2000 items in stock -- The appliances of science.
Summary: Follows the fascinating story of the emergency of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.
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TV tie-in.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Public health -- Medicine and disease -- The chemist and his shop -- Poison -- Potions, powders, perfumes and pills -- 2000 items in stock -- The appliances of science.

Follows the fascinating story of the emergency of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.

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