In the 16th century, when explorers travelled deeper into the jungles of South America in search of gold and spices, they brought back many colourful tales of their adventures to amaze and impress their sponsors. None of these tales was more astonishing, or caused more concern, than that of the mystical properties of the substance with which the natives anointed their darts and arrows. So begins the astonishing true story of the discovery of one of the most important substances in medical science. Curare poison was to become the cornerstone of modern anaesthetics and went on to provide the key to how we understand the nervous system, leading to drugs as diverse as indigestion pills and Prozac. More recently it has led to our understanding of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. In this fascinating book, Professor Stanley Feldman traces the evolution of a substance that has saved countless lives and revolutionized the way we see our minds and bodies.
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Stanley Feldman is Professor of Anaesthetics at the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical Schools. He has lectured all over the world on anaesthetics and other related subjects. He has written and edited several books on the subject of clinical anaesthetics and published over eighty papers in medical journals. Poison Arrows is his first popular science book. He enjoys boating and travel.
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It was probably the Crusaders who first brought the taste for spices ? such as ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and pepper -- to Europe, during their campaigns from the 11th century to the 13th century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Claude Bernard, Spencer Wells, South American, New World, Theresa Lopez, New York, Poison Arroivs, University College, East Indies, Westminster Hospital, Royal Society of Medicine, San Francisco, Chair of Pharmacology, Harold King, Professor of Physiology, Spice Islands New!
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It was probably the Crusaders who first brought the taste for spices ? such as ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and pepper -- to Europe, during their campaigns from the 11th century to the 13th century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Claude Bernard, Spencer Wells, South American, New World, Theresa Lopez, New York, Poison Arroivs, University College, East Indies, Westminster Hospital, Royal Society of Medicine, San Francisco, Chair of Pharmacology, Harold King, Professor of Physiology, Spice Islands New!
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- Black Magic by Nigel Williams in Back Matter
- South America: Reading, Writing, Research: Intermediate Level (100 Reproducible Activities) by Harriet Kinghorn in Back Matter
- Christopher Columbus (Big Book) by Janie Spaht Gill in Back Matter
- The Private Life of the Brain: Emotions, Consciousness, and the Secret of the Self by Susan A. Greenfield in Front Matter
- Columbus and the Age of Discovery (The New Book Of Knowledge) by Zvi Dor-Ner in Back Matter
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