Bizarre Medicine
Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages
Bizarre Medicine
Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages
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"Recommended for high-school students as an introduction to the topic, and to general readers interested in browsing brief but fascinating medical history." - Booklist
Explore historical and contemporary fringe remedies seen as strange, ridiculous, or even gruesome by modern Western medicine but which nevertheless played an important role in the history of medicine.
From placing leeches on the neck to treat a cough to using crocodile dung to prevent pregnancy, a number of medical treatments that now seem unusual were once commonplace. While a few of these remedies may have been effective, most were either useless or actually counterproductive to good health. Even today, there are alternative and fringe treatments considered bizarre by mainstream medicine yet are used by hundreds of thousands of people.
Bizarre Medicine: Unusual Treatments and Practices through the Ages offers a fascinating look into the history of medicine. Entries are organized by disease or medical condition and explore the folk and traditional "cures" used to treat them. Explanations are provided for why some treatments may have worked and why others may have done more harm than good. In addition, entries provide a clear description of the causes, symptoms, and current treatment options for each condition based on current scientific understanding. Each entry also discusses the condition's enduring impact on society and the arts.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Entries
Appendicitis
Arthritis, Rheumatism, and Gout
Back Pain and Spine Issues
Birth Defects and Congenital Anomalies
Bites: Mammals and Reptiles
Bites and Stings: Insects and Arachnids
Bowel and Rectal Issues
Burns
Cancer
Cardiovascular (Heart) Diseases
Childbirth: Maternal Complications
Childbirth and the Normal Postpartum Period
Childhood Diseases
Cholera
Common Cold and Other Nasal Issues
Coughs, Bronchitis, and Laryngitis
Depression and Melancholia
Diabetes
Dislocations, Sprains, and Bruises
Drowning, Choking, and Asphyxiation
Ear Issues and Deafness
Eye Conditions, Visual Impairment, and Blindness
Fevers
Foot Problems
Fractures and Bone Issues
Gastroenteritis, Dysentery, and Diarrhea
Head and Hair Issues
Headaches and Head Injuries
Health Maintenance
Hernia
Hysteria and Mass Hysteria
Infant Issues, Illnesses, and Death
Inflammation and Pain
Influenza
Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Leg Problems
Leprosy
Liver and Gallbladder Issues
Malaria and Intermittent Fevers
Menstruation and Gynecological Issues
Mental Disorders (“Neurotic”): Anxiety and Functional Disorders
Mental Disorders (“Psychotic”): Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Neurological and Dementia Disorders
Obesity and Weight Loss
Parasites and Worms
Plague
Pneumonia and Lung Conditions
Polio
Pregnancy: Common Issues and Potential Complications
Pregnancy: Infertility, Fostering Conception, and Pregnancy Tests
Pregnancy: Prevention and Termination
Rheumatic and Scarlet Fever
Seizures and Epilepsy
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Skin Conditions
Smallpox
Sore Throats
Sterility and Male Reproductive Issues
Stomach Ailments
Stress and Anxiety
Substance Use Disorders
Tetanus
Tooth and Mouth Issues
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Typhus
Urinary Tract Issues
Wounds and Wound Infections
Yellow Fever
Zoonotic Diseases
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 11 2022 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 376 |
| ISBN | 9781440871245 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Illustrations | 16 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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