* beautiful health professional & pharmacist graduation gift or book for anyone interested in pharmaceuticals, medical history, botanicals with medicinal value and pharmaceutical art
* 238-page hardcover book
* Forty fascinating stories trace the evolution of medications around the world, from cavemen to modern times. Learn about a king who studied poisons, London apothecaries, how Benjamin Franklin created America’s first hospital pharmacy, how quinine was extracted from Peruvian rainforests to treat malaria & the development of antibiotics.
* published in 1966 by Northwood Institute Press in Detroit, Michigan
* illustrated with 40 color paintings
* new, but dust cover has minor tears on top & tanning from sun exposure
Price: $29
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