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Poisons and the development of Toxicology in the 19th century

Title
Poisons and the development of Toxicology in the 19th century
Description
A cursory survey of 19th century publications and press testifies to a morbid fascination with poisons and poisonings.
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Royal College of Surgeons of England LogoRoyal College of Surgeons of England
Type
Blog
Date
2024
Subject
History of Medicine
Geographical Area
Britain and Ireland
Europe
Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Left image taken from Castle (1845). Right image taken from Traité de médecine légale ..., Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1829). Licence: Public Domain Mark.
Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Left image taken from Castle (1845). Right image taken from Traité de médecine légale ..., Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1829). Licence: Public Domain Mark.
Atropa belladonna, commonly known as belladonna or deadly nightshade, is a toxic perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Left image taken from Castle (1845). Right image taken from Traité de médecine légale ..., Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1829). Licence: Public Domain Mark.