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First 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 Fluckiger (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."
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