title: Dr Bonain, an ENT surgeon with an ocean background.
abstract: Bonain's liquid, otherwise known as Bonain's mixture or Bonain's solution, is universally known and still in use. How many medicines can say the same after a hundred years? By contrast, Jules Aristide Bonain, a physician from Brittany, remains unknown. We pay a tribute to him in this paper, describing the origins of the famous solution, as well as Bonain's role in the treatment of diphtheria and his surprising early career as a naval surgeon, which led him to participate in France's colonial adventure at the turn of the 20th century.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tainmont
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*