A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in Great Britain and British India Flückiger, Friedrich A. (Friedrich August) 1828-1894 creator Hanbury, Daniel 1825-1875 text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pharmacographia" by Friedrich A. Flückiger and Daniel Hanbury is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This detailed work serves as a comprehensive history of the principal drugs derived from plants, particularly focusing on those found in Great Britain and British India. The authors aim to explore the botanical origins, medicinal uses, and properties of various vegetable drugs, offering insights from their own research alongside existing literature. The opening of "Pharmacographia" introduces the authors' intentions and the structure of the work. It outlines their goal to provide a focused examination of drugs derived from the vegetable kingdom without veering into broader subjects such as Pharmacy and Therapeutics. The preface emphasizes the importance of original research and historical context, with each drug entry featuring its Latin name, a discussion of its botanical origin, historical significance, descriptions, and details about its chemical composition. This methodological approach sets the stage for a thorough exploration of each drug’s significance in both historical and contemporary contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2022-03-23 Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Originally published: United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1879 Botany, Medical Materia medica, Vegetable Materia medica, Vegetable -- India Materia medica, Vegetable -- Great Britain RS United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1879 a11001787 https://archive.org/details/b21355022 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67691 https://archive.org/details/b21355022 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67691 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134549.0 67691