Title
A history of geology and medicine / edited by C.J. Duffin, R.T.J. Moody, and C. Gardner-Thorpe.
ISBN
9781862396432 (ebook) :
Publication
London : Geological Society of London, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 490 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).
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Notes
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Summary
The historical links between geology and medicine are surprisingly numerous and diverse. Rocks, minerals, fossils and earths have been used therapeutically since earliest times and details recorded on ancient papyri, clay tablets, medieval manuscripts and early published sources. Pumice was used to clean teeth, antimony to heal wounds, clays as antidotes to poison, gold to cure haemorrhoids and warts, and gem pastes to treat syphilis and the plague, while mineral springs preserved health. Geology was crucial in the development of public health.
Variant and related titles
GeoScienceWorld 2015.
Other formats
Print version :
Added to Catalog
March 23, 2018
Series
Geological Society, London, special publications ; volume 375
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.