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Penicillin

The idea of using mold as a form of medical treatment was recorded by apothecaries

1640
England, United Kingdom

In England in 1640, the idea of using mold as a form of medical treatment was recorded by apothecaries such as John Parkinson, King's Herbarian, who advocated the use of mold in his book on pharmacology.


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