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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     English, Camper, author.     Subjects     Alcoholic beverages -- Therapeutic use -- History.     Therapeutics -- History.     Medicine -- History.     Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      English, Camper, author.       by title:      Doctors and distille...         MARC Display

Doctors and distillers : the remarkable medicinal history of beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails / Camper English. by English, Camper, author. New York : Penguin Books, [2022] Subjects Alcoholic beverages -- Therapeutic use -- History.   Therapeutics -- History.   Medicine -- History.   Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects. ISBN:  9780143134923 (paperback) : 0143134922 (paperback) : Description:  xvii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Contents:  Fermentation : Greeks, Galen, and Guinness -- Quintessence : alchemy and aqua vitae -- Monks : monastic liqueurs and the Middles Ages -- Science : phlogiston, pyrmont, Pasteur, and pathogens -- Bittersweet : aperitif, absinthe, and amaro -- Spirits : grapes, grain, agave, and cane -- Poison : phosphates, patent medicines, pure food, and prohibition -- Tonic : malaria, mosquitoes, and mauve -- Mixology : mixed drinks and modern medicine. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Alcohol and medicine have an inextricably intertwined history, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to the ancient world, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition, hydration, and act as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases, monastic apothecaries developed mystical botanical liqueurs, traveling physicians concocted dubious intoxicating nostrums, and the drinks we're familiar with today began to take form. In turn, scientists studied fermentation and formed the germ theory of disease, and developed an understanding of elemental gases and anesthetics. Modern cocktails like the Gimlet, Gin & Tonic, and Old Fashioned were born as delicious remedies for diseases and discomforts. In Doctors and Distillers, cocktail expert Camper English reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were, until surprisingly recently, one and the same"-- Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 615.7828 En Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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