“The dose makes the poison.”

— Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

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About Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Physician • Swiss

Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the 'medical revolution'...

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