Name: Bizarre Medicine: Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages (en Inglés)
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Author: Engs, Ruth Clifford
ISBN: 9781440871245

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Bizarre Medicine: Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Ruth Clifford Engs

Editorial

Greenwood

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

376

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

26.2 x 18.3 x 2.7 cm

Peso

1.00 kg.

ISBN13

9781440871245

Categorías

Psicología
Historia de la medicina
Historia de la ciencia

Bizarre Medicine: Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages (en Inglés)

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This encyclopedia explores historical and contemporary fringe remedies seen as strange, ridiculous, or even gruesome by modern Western medicine but which nevertheless played an important role in the history of medicine. From placing leeches on the neck to treat a cough to using crocodile dung to prevent pregnancy, a number of medical treatments that now seem unusual were once commonplace. While a few of these remedies may have been effective, most were either useless or actually counterproductive to good health. Even today, there are alternative and fringe treatments considered bizarre by mainstream medicine yet used by hundreds of thousands of people. Bizarre Medicine: Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages offers a fascinating look into the history of medicine. Entries are organized by disease or medical condition and explore the folk and traditional "cures" used to treat them. Explanations are provided for why some treatments may have worked and why others may have done more harm than good. In addition, entries provide a clear description of the causes, symptoms, and current treatment options for each condition based on current scientific understanding. Each entry also discusses the condition's enduring impact on society and the arts.