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A Singular Remedy: Cinchona Across the Atlantic World, 1751–1820 (2020)

Gänger, Stefanie (Author)

Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781108842167

Publication Date: 2020
Physical Details: 300
Language: English

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Trade Pharmacology Materia medica Pharmaceutical botany Medicine and society 19th century 18th century Atlantic world Morocco Louisiana (U.S.) Scotland Peru

Stefanie Gänger explores how medical knowledge was shared across societies tied to the Atlantic World between 1751 and 1820. Centred on Peruvian bark or cinchona, Gänger shows how that remedy and knowledge about its consumption – formulae for bittersweet, 'aromatic' wines, narratives about its discovery or beliefs in its ability to prevent fevers – were understood by men and women in varied contexts. These included Peruvian academies and Scottish households, Louisiana plantations and Moroccan court pharmacies alike. This study in plant trade, therapeutic exchange, and epistemic brokerage shows how knowledge weaves itself into the fabric of everyday medical practice in different places.

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Review Anna Simmons (2022) Review of "A Singular Remedy: Cinchona Across the Atlantic World, 1751–1820". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 186-187). unapi

Review Justin Rivest (2022) Review of "A Singular Remedy: Cinchona Across the Atlantic World, 1751–1820". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (pp. 89-91). unapi

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