Stories
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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A medieval guide to practical magic
With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.
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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
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Remedies for cholera, 1832
William Marsden- Books
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[Remedies for diseases in horses].
Date: [1586]- Ephemera
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Remedies with the Bayer-Cross.
Date: [1937]- Books
Remedies against snake bite / Arturo Castiglioni.
Castiglioni, Arturo, 1874-1953.Date: 1942- Archives and manuscripts
Remedies for gonorrhoea: in Latin and English
Date: 1750?