Malaria, Miasma and the Magic of Peruvian Bark

Dr David Leaback, of the Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group, joins the museum curator to describe how ancient practices of blood-letting and purges at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals developed into modern medicinal treatment, such as the first specific remedy for a disease discovered in Peruvian Red Bark.

A live scientific experiment highlights the importance of 'The Bark'.

A short walk into Guy's Hospital shows where special aspects of this medical transition took place.