Singular Remedy

Stefanie Gänger explores how medical knowledge was shared across societies tied to the Atlantic World between 1751 and 1820. Centred on Peruvian bark or cinchona, Gänger shows how that remedy and knowledge about its consumption – formulae for bittersweet, ''aromatic'' wines, narratives about its discovery or beliefs in its ability to prevent fevers – were understood by men and women in varied cont...