Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses - With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases

Klappentext A pioneering 1785 description of the medicinal applications of the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) by the physician William Withering (1741-99). Zusammenfassung In 1775, the physician and botanist William Withering (1741–99) was informed of a folk cure for dropsy that had as its active ingredient the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Ten years later, after thorough trials on more than 150 patients, Withering published this pioneering monograph on the plant's medicinal applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; The introduction of foxglove into modern practice; Cases 1-156; Hospital cases; Communications from correspondents; Preparations and doses; Effects, rules and cautions; Constitution of patients; Practical remarks on dropsy and some other diseases.

Product details

• Authors: William Withering
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108075862
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07586-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; MEDICAL / Alternative & Complementary Medicine, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, complementary medicine, Botany & plant sciences, Botany and plant sciences, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies