A singular remedy : cinchona across the Atlantic World, 1751-1820 / Stefanie Gänger.

"Stefanie Gänger explores how medical knowledge was shared across societies tied to the Atlantic World between 1751 and 1820. Centred on Peruvian bark or cinchona, Gänger shows how that remedy and knowledge about its consumption - formulae for bittersweet, 'aromatic' wines, narrativ...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Gänger, Stefanie, 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:Science in history (Cambridge University Press)
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