A Brief History of Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean Calabar

A Brief History of Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean Calabar

by MacInnis, Peter

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A tour of the many applications of common toxins traces their origins and detection processes as well as their use in medicine, food, cleaning products, cosmetics, and war, in an account that also cites the utilization of poisons throughout history and in key literary works. By the author of Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar.
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