CONTENTS

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I.Myths of Pharmacy[1]
II.Pharmacy in the time of the Pharaohs[34]
III.Pharmacy in the Bible[46]
IV.The Pharmacy of Hippocrates[77]
V.From Hippocrates to Galen[88]
VI.Arab Pharmacy[97]
VII.From the Arabs to the Europeans[113]
VIII.Pharmacy in Great Britain[124]
IX.Magic and Medicine[157]
X.Dogmas and Delusions[174]
XI.Masters in Pharmacy[206]
XII.Royal and Noble Pharmacists[287]
XIII.Chemical Contributions to Pharmacy[323]
XIV.Medicines from the Metals[376]