Liam ProvenThe Uncertain Origins of Aspirin
https://www.asimov.press/p/aspirin
The history of humanity’s pharmacopeia is often muddied by folklore. What can the origins of aspirin teach us about separating fact from fiction?
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Muddled by, or filtered from?
Marie Antoinette's court knew something about #Smallpox and #Cowpox
#BenjaminJesty knew about the same, and applied it locally.
#Jenner heard about it, tested it, applied it, systematised it, reported it, documented it, and drove it to saving many many lives in an organised fashion.
Yes, we know that the poison prepared from the roots of Autumn Crocus will, in rather small doses, relieve #Gout , but go from that to a standardised preparation.