Kaffee im medizinischen Diskurs des europäischen 18. Jahrhunderts

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  • Thekla Kollmann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15203/historia.scribere.16.612

Schlagwörter:

Neuzeit, Seminararbeit, Medizin

Abstract

Coffee in the medical discourse of 18th century Europe

The following paper examines the integration of coffee into the medical culture of 18 th-century Europe. Letters from Elisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans and medical periodicals show that doctors prescribed coffee as an antinarcotic, purgative, digestive aid, for diseases such as arthritis or asthma and as a sedative. Medical treatises show that the effects and uses of coffee could be explained based on various medical concepts.

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18.06.2024

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Runner-Up-Award von historia.scribere 16 (gesponsert von Christoph Ulf und Margaretha Friedrich)