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Overview
Paracelsus is a medicine specialist at University of Basel. Based in Switzerland.
For Patients
- Pioneered the Toxicology as a scientific discipline, a technique still used by doctors worldwide
- Based at University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland
Biography
Paracelsus was a Swiss-German physician who founded toxicology and pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine. He established the principle that 'the dose makes the poison.'
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The life and contributions of Paracelsus
1527
Established toxicology principles
Introduced the concept that any substance can be toxic depending on dose, founding the science of toxicology