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Rhubarb: The Wondrous Drug - Princeton Legacy Library Clifford M. Foust
Rhubarb: The Wondrous Drug - Princeton Legacy Library
Clifford M. Foust
An Asian plant with mysterious cathartic powers, medicinal rhubarb spurred European trade expeditions and obsessive scientific inquiry from the Renaissance until the twentieth century. Rarely, however, had there been a plant that so thoroughly frustrated Europeans' efforts to acquire it and to master its special botanical and chemical properties. H
394 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 14, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691600697 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 394 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 156 × 24 mm · 618 g |
| Language | English |
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