Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Vol. 1 of 2
Among the additions will be found articles on Mental Impressions, Light, Heat, Cold, Electricity, Magnetism, Diet, Climate, and Exercise, considered as therapeutic agents. The processes of the British Pharmacopoeias (including those of the new Edinburgh One) have been described in a more detailed manner. Upwards of a hundred wood-cuts have been added. They comprise figures of crystals, and of some insects used in medicine; microscopic views of the amylaceous grains of commerce; and illustrations of chemical manufactures.
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