Add this copy of Bitter Nemesis: the Intimate History of Strychnine to cart. $46.20, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by CRC Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9781420053159.
Add this copy of Bitter Nemesis: the Intimate History of Strychnine to cart. $46.95, very good condition, Sold by Flamingo Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Menifee, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by CRC Press.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; 2007 CRC Press / Taylor and Francis (Boca Raton, Florida), 6 x 9 1/4 inches tall trade paperback in glossy color pictorial covers, illustrated with color photographs and artwork, index, xix, 298 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers, with very slight bumping to the lower spine cap. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy-clean, bright and unmarked. ~II~ [2.0P] A history of the chemical substance from its discovery to present times. Dr. John Buckingham fuses his eclectic interests into a mix of original research spanning realms of history, medicine, literature, chemistry, and forensics. Encouraged by the medicinal success of quinine, early 19th century scientists hoped strychnine, another plant alkaloid with remarkable properties, might also become a new weapon against disease. Physicians tried for over a century, despite growing evidence to the contrary, to treat everything from paralysis to constipation with it. But strychnine proved only to be disappointingly deadly-relegating its fate almost entirely to animal control, the dangerous adulteration of foods, and criminal exploits. Uncovering details and logistics from the earliest experiments performed in an era when proper scientific trials for testing new drugs were still in their infancy, the author explores strychnine's trial-and-error contributions to scientific, medical, and forensic developments. He also investigates historical milestones and the perception of strychnine in popular culture-including criminal notoriety, accidental misuse, and new claims of strychnine's benefits that extend through to the present day.
Add this copy of Bitter Nemesis: the Intimate History of Strychnine to cart. $90.23, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by CRC Press.
