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Bottles in Childers Pharmaceutical Museum

Herbs, Glass Bottles & Poisons – April NHAA Sydney Chapter

March 29, 2015 | Herbal medicine, Ian's Publications & Presentations, Pharmacy, Students & Practitioners | 0 Comments

April is the first NHAA Sydney Chapter Meeting for the year, and they have asked me to speak again. But this time…

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Bottles in Childers Pharmaceutical Museum

Common dosage abbreviations

January 18, 2015 | Herbal medicine, Naturopathy, Pharmacy, Students & Practitioners | 0 Comments

Ever seen a prescription like this … 2mL a.c. omni mane ? Or 5mL q.3h ? Medical and herbal dosage…

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Coffee beans and grounds

Detecting coffee adulteration

August 16, 2014 | Food & nutrition, Herbal medicine, Pharmacy | 0 Comments

Scientific American reports on a new method to detect coffee adulteration.

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Evans Pharmacognosy Kit at Childers Pharmaceutical Museum, 2011

So what is Pharmacognosy?

May 27, 2013 | Conservation, Education, Herbal medicine, Pharmacy | 0 Comments

Today was the first class of Pharmacognosy & Herbal Pharmacy for Trimester 2 at ACNT. So I thought now is…

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UK Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin – Herbal Medicines

May 1, 2010 | Herbal medicine, Medicine, Pharmacy | 0 Comments

This recent podcast from the BMJ Group looks at the situation of what UK medical doctors know about herbal medicines,…

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