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Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels: The Science Behind Folk Remedies and Old Wives' Tales
Honey Mud Maggots and Other Medical Marvels The Science Behind Folk Remedies and Old Wives' Tales
Author: Robert Root-Bernstein, Michele Root-Bernstein
This book covers remedies from ancient Egypt to the rain forests of contemporary Latin America, and challenges the myth that modern clinical practice is the only effective form of medicine. The authors find that modern research often reveals a rational basis for supposedly outdated ideas. Most important, an increasing number of physicians, pharm...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395924921
ISBN-10: 0395924928
Publication Date: 9/15/1998
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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