Stories
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Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Diagnosing the past
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
Catalogue
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Robert Boyle's "heads" and "inquiries" / edited by Michael Hunter.
Date: 2005- Books
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[Robert Hunter correspondence].
Hunter, Robert, 1666-1734Date: 2008-- Pictures
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Robert Hardwicke. Lithograph by H. Hunter, 1834, after J. P. Hunter.
Reference: 3987i- Books
The text of Robert Boyle's 'Designe about natural history' / edited by Michael Hunter and Peter Anstey.
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.Date: 2008- Books
Unpublished material relating to Robert Boyle's Memoirs for the natural history of blood / edited by Michael Hunter and Harriet Knight.
Date: 2005