Stevens' Cure (Umckaloabo)-the vindication of a patent medicine

• Main Authors: T. Brendler (Author), M. A. Stander (Author), B.-E. van Wyk (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Stevens' Cure (Umckaloabo) emerged as a patent medicine claiming to treat tuberculosis in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century. However, due to its identity being shrouded in secrecy, it was never truly accepted by the medical community. It was "rediscovered" in the...