A valuable medical discovery
I was born and raised in Edinburgh and used to fish the Water of Leith with my friends and we bought our fishing tackle and bait from a shop in … Continue reading A valuable medical discovery
Tag: Apothecary
The pestling of the Hippocratic oath by a market-driven world
I have come to consider mortar & pestle pharmacy signs as representing the pestling of the Hippocratic oath by a market-driven world, aided and abetted by existential fear. One of … Continue reading The pestling of the Hippocratic oath by a market-driven world
Pulverising Mill
In 1777 Dr Stephen Hempsted had his new invention patented. His ‘Pulverising Mill’ was designed to replace mortar and pestles for preparing medicines. A new industrial age had begun and … Continue reading Pulverising Mill
GORGET OINTMENT
I have had a longstanding interest in old pharmacy and chemist shops. This interest began in childhood! One of my earliest memories was from my pram: above me I could … Continue reading GORGET OINTMENT