Medical botany: containing systematic and general descriptions, with [310] plates of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic [1810]

Language: English. Approximately 258 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1810. A classic work of medical botany devoted to the identification and description of medicinal plants, both indigenous and exotic. The volume combines systematic and general botanical treatment with a substantial suite of plates, making it useful for the history of pharmacy, herbal medicine, and botanical illustration. It will appeal to collectors of early scientific and medical literature as well as readers interested in the materia medica tradition. Book images are non-contractual.