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SUMMARY:From Gilead to Peru: balsam in late Renaissance medicine and alche
 my - Elisabeth Moreau (Department of History and Philosophy of Science)
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CONTACT:Silvia M. Marchiori
DESCRIPTION:In late Renaissance pharmacology\, physicians discussed the pr
 operties and provenance of simple drugs in reference to the ancient source
 s of _materia medica_. In this paper\, Elisabeth Moreau will examine the c
 ase of balsam\, which could designate an exotic vegetal ingredient\, a fin
 e oil obtained by distillation\, or the Paracelsian notion of vital princi
 ple. To do so\, Elisabeth will envisage a series of medical and alchemical
  texts that aimed to clarify the nature of balsam and its location in the 
 East and West. As will be argued\, these debates shed light on the issues 
 of drug adulteration and alternative methods of pharmaceutical production\
 , as well as the emergence of alchemical therapy as a 'balsamic' medicine 
 rooted in biblical times.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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