Book ID: CBB544598323

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

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Gänger, Stefanie (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2020
Physical Details: 300
Language: English

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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Authors & Contributors
Fleck, Eliane Cristina Deckmann
Kananoja, Kalle
Heasim Sul
Adderley, W. Paul
Jeremy Baskes
Rosenthal, Caitlin
Concepts
Materia medica
Pharmacology
Medicine and society
Pharmaceutical botany
Trade
Medicine, herbal
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
Early modern
Enlightenment
20th century
Places
Atlantic world
Spain
Scotland
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Paris. Jardin Royal des Plantes
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
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