The Meanings of Medical Sugar: Technologies of Rock Candy, Syrup, and Granulated Cures on the Silk Roads

Amanda Respess

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The Meanings of Medical Sugar

Technologies of Rock Candy, Syrup, and Granulated Cures on the Silk Roads

Amanda Respess

History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, December 2025, 67 (1) 121-139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.67.1.121

Amanda Respess

Amanda Respess is an Assistant Professor of Premodern World History at The Ohio State University at Marion,

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