Clare Griffin
Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia
Mixing Medicines: The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia
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Early modern Russians used drugs to treat the sick, sourcing them from Asia, Africa, Western Europe, and the Americas. Mixing Medicines explores the global trade in medical drugs, including the trade and use of medical ingredients, the transformation of natural objects into medicines, the documentation and translation of medical knowledge, and Western European influence on Russian medical practices. It offers unique insight into how the reshaping of global trade touched the day-to-day lives of people living in early modern Russia.
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Early modern Russians placed a strong emphasis on prescribing drugs as the preferred method of treating illness. The Moscow court sourced pharmaceuticals from various regions, including Asia, Africa, Western Europe, and the Americas, in addition to its vast empire, to heal its ailing tsars.
Mixing Medicines delves into the intricate and multifaceted realm of early modern Russian medical drugs, encompassing its fascination with newly imported American botanicals and its disdain for Western European medicines derived from human corpses. Drawing from extensive apothecary records, Clare Griffin sheds light on the significant role played by the early modern Russian Empire in the global trade of medical drugs. The book unfolds in chapters that trace the trade and utilization of medical ingredients across networks connecting Moscow to Western Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It explores the transformation of natural objects, such as botanicals and chemicals, into medicinal substances, as well as the documentation and translation of medical knowledge. Additionally, it examines Western European influence on Russian medical practices.
By extending the analysis beyond practitioners, texts, and ideas, Mixing Medicines provides a fresh perspective on the global history of early modern medicine. It offers unique insights into how the dramatic reshaping of global trade impacted the daily lives of individuals residing in early modern Russia.
Weight: 380g
Dimension: 153 x 227 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228011941
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