“All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.”

— Paracelsus

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About Paracelsus

Physician • Swiss

Paracelsus was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He is credited as the 'father of toxicology' and is celebrated for pioneering the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine....

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