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Self‐medication
Author(s) -
Friend Dale G.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt196454533
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , medicine , traditional medicine , history , psychology , archaeology
Man's desire to practice self‐medication is a deep and cherished trait. It is evident from historical records and extensive present‐day surveys that man has tried nearly every known natural material in the search for medicines for his ailments. Except for the antibiotics, no new natural medicine of importance has been discovered in many years. OccaSionally, an old agent is rediscovered and through improved techniques is put to better use.