6. Herbals
Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1002/0470015535.ch6
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Drug Discovery: A History
Additional Information
How to Cite
Sneader, W. (2006) Herbals, in Drug Discovery: A History, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470015535.ch6
Publication History
- Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
- Published Print: 15 APR 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471899792
Online ISBN: 9780470015537
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- Herbal of Apuleius Platonicus;
- humoral medicine;
- Cinchona officinalis L. bark;
- Opera Medica and powdered ‘quarango’ bark;
- Therapeutice Specialis;
- ipecacuanha root – Cephaelis ipecacuanha Willdenow;
- doctrine of signatures;
- sympathetic magic;
- Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Herbs from the New World
Cinchona Bark
Ipecacuanha Root
The Doctrine of Signatures
Scientific Investigation
References