{"product_id":"pharmacographia-a-history-of-the-principal-drugs-of-vegetable-origin-met-with-in-great-britain-and-british-india-paperback-9781108069304","title":"Pharmacographia; A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met with in Great Britain and British India (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069304","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePharmacographia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met with in Great Britain and British India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReissued here in its second edition of 1879, this substantial reference work provides information on vegetable material medica.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFriedrich August Flückiger (Author), Daniel Hanbury (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108069304, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e828 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.6 cm, 1.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1874 and reissued here in its second edition of 1879, this substantial work provides information on the vegetable material medica used by Victorian pharmacists, principally in Britain but also in India. Arranging the entries according to the type of plant from which each drug is derived, Daniel Hanbury (1825–75) and Friedrich August Flückiger (1828–94) give a description of each drug as well as covering its botanical origin and history, including its first medicinal application. They also discuss chemical composition, referring to the investigations of other scientists as well as their own, and comment on microscopic structure. Intending to create a broad reference work rather than an encyclopaedia, the authors chose not to focus on the therapeutic applications of the drugs. In many instances, however, they give some information on how the plant products are used. The appendix provides short biographical and bibliographical notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e Explanations\u003cbr\u003e Thermometric table\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Phaenogamous or Flowering Plants: 1. Dicotyledons and gymnosperms\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gymnosperms\u003cbr\u003e 3. Monocotyledons\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Cryptogamous or Flowerless Plants: 1. Vascular cryptogams\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thallogens\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266167197976,"sku":"9781108069304","price":54.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069304i_0a45de75-b186-4daf-91b0-f127db7b13fb.jpg?v=1696748777","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pharmacographia-a-history-of-the-principal-drugs-of-vegetable-origin-met-with-in-great-britain-and-british-india-paperback-9781108069304","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}