BLOOD GUTS AND NASTY CUTS (HB)

From the ancient world to the twenty-first century. immerse yourself in blood, boils, and bandages as you find out how to treat tumours, battle bacterial infections and rustle up home remedies. Along the way, meet swashbuckling surgeons, mad physicians, cunning lady herbalists, and some very brave patients! You’ll uncover the medicine made by mistake, the out-there experimenters who used themselves as test subjects, and how some crazy cures have been shown to really work today. A journey not for the faint-hearted!