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Strange Medicine: A Shocking History Of Real Medical Practices Through The Ages (2013)

by Nathan Belofsky(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0399159959 (ISBN13: 9780399159954)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Perigee Trade

review 1: Strange Medicine...gives brief snippets of the strange and the shocking of medicine. Because the book is broken into these individual snippets, usually lasting no more than 2 pages, it makes for great waiting room/bathroom/break-room reading. It's also entertaining to read a few per night as an interesting bedtime story. Belofsky leaves me wanting MORE information on these subjects. I really liked Strange Medicine, but gave it 3 stars because I wanted just a bit more beefiness on each topic. Strange Medicine would make a fun gift for any person in the medical field, which is how I received it.
review 2: As I was reading this book I was telling my husband about all of the different techniques throughout the ages of time that the many physicians believed in ... morefor treating the many ailments that people had. For example: If you wanted to cure your teeth grinding the back in the 460BC era then you might have been instructed to sleep next to a human skull for seven days while kissing and licking it for the duration of the seven days. Another well known doctor was Dr. Benjamin Rush. Dr. Rush was really known for his treatment of the mentally ill. He would pour acid on the patient’s back and cut them with a knife. He would keep the patient’s wounds open for months or even years. He thought that this would smooth the progress of dispelling the discharge from the patient’s brain and in essence cure them. He also recommended starving the patients hearing that this helped wild elephants in India. My husband at one point turned to me and said “Why was I reading this book?” I told him because I wanted to read up on the different medical practices and I thought this book sounded interesting. Well I can tell you that you will not be bored reading this book. In fact, this book is more of a read out loud type of book. Strange Medicine is like visiting The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices without actually visiting the museum. This book is worth every penny. less

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