title: Blood as the earliest drug, its substitutes, preparations and latest position.
abstract: Blood was soul and Redness its active principle when red substances were rich in soul-content. But soul was a substance whence blood became a drug which donated soul to treat wounds and incurable diseases. Its redness as life-force, but also as substance, could prolong life. A drug made from human blood could treat serious wounds and as a life saving drug was also a drug of fertility. The latest use of blood appears as syrup haemoglobin while the latest use of human blood would be blood transfusion.
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001769:Blood; D002681:China; D005223:Fats / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006046:Gold / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D005223:Fats; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D006046:Gold