Drugs from the Ancients to Big Pharma
by
Walter Gratzer
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
The history of medicinal drugs extends back to the earliest human civilizations, when the search began for natural materialsplant, animal, or mineralthat might possess the power to cure, alleviate, or avert maladies or wounds. The quest continues still, conducted now by scientists and doctors in the...