Chemist no. 232 of 350 · Early/Alchemy

Paracelsus

1493-1541Switzerland

Iatrochemistry; medical chemistry

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Paracelsus and the Idea That the Dose Makes the Poison

How Paracelsus turned alchemy towards medicine: iatrochemistry, tria prima and the dose-response principle that still defines toxicology today.

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Biography

Paracelsus: The Restless Physician Who Gave Chemistry a Medical Mission

Life of Paracelsus (1493-1541): early years in Switzerland, travels, Basel controversy, iatrochemistry and legacy in modern medicine and toxicology.

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