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Abstract
The history of guaiac is outlined herein. Guaiac owes its existence as a chemical to a rumor that it had antisyphilitic healing powers in the early 16th century. Guaiac was either the drug of choice or second drug of choice for therapy of syphilis for 200 years. Van Deen discovered its property of detecting occult blood in 1864.Mesh：
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6367436
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0002-9270 Impact factor: 10.864