Compound remedies : Galenic pharmacy from the ancient Mediterranean to New Spain

Chapter 1. Simples and Their Powers in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 2. Election and Correction: Optimizing the Powers of Simples -- Chapter 3. Mixtion: Compounding Medicines in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 4. Galenic Pharmacy and the Materia Medica of the Nahuas -- Chapter 5. The Development of Alchem...

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Auteur principal: De Vos, Paula Susan (Auteur)
Format: Ebook
Langue:English
Publié: Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]
Sujets:Galen Pharmacy Materia medica Naturopathy Drugs Traditional medicine Alchemy Electronic books Pharmazeutische Technologie
Description matérielle:1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 404 Seiten)
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Résumé:Chapter 1. Simples and Their Powers in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 2. Election and Correction: Optimizing the Powers of Simples -- Chapter 3. Mixtion: Compounding Medicines in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 4. Galenic Pharmacy and the Materia Medica of the Nahuas -- Chapter 5. The Development of Alchemical Pharmacy and the Chemico-Galenic Compromise -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Archival Sources for Data Collection -- Appendix 2. Textual Tradition of Galenic Pharmacy -- Appendix 3. Data Establishing the Significance of Mesue's Works in Galenic Pharmacy -- Appendix 4. Herrera Pharmacy Inventory: Abridged and Translated -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Description matérielle:1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 404 Seiten)
ISBN:9780822987949
0822987945
9780822946496
0822946491