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| − | Aureolus Phillip Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called '''Paracelsus''', (1493 – 1541) was a [[Swiss]] alchemist, [[physician]], [[philosopher]] and astrologer. He was a pioneer using chemicals and minerals in [[medicine]]. He is often associated with the idea that | + | Aureolus Phillip Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called '''Paracelsus''', (1493 – 1541) was a [[Swiss]] alchemist, [[physician]], [[philosopher]] and astrologer. He was a pioneer using chemicals and minerals in [[medicine]]. He is often associated with the idea that ''the dose makes the poison''. |
| − | * "All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison…."[http://learn.caim.yale.edu/chemsafe/references/dose.html Yale | + | * "All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison…."[http://learn.caim.yale.edu/chemsafe/references/dose.html Yale University] |
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Latest revision as of 02:11, July 22, 2010
Aureolus Phillip Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, (1493 – 1541) was a Swiss alchemist, physician, philosopher and astrologer. He was a pioneer using chemicals and minerals in medicine. He is often associated with the idea that the dose makes the poison.
- "All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison…."Yale University