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100	1		_aPlayfair, George
245	1	4	_aThe Taleef Shereef; Or, Indian Materia Medica
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2016
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2016-12-18
508			_aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"The Taleef Shereef; Or, Indian Materia Medica" by George Playfair is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work serves as a translation of a historical medical text concerning the medicinal properties of native plants and substances in India. It is notable for providing insight into traditional healing methods and remedies that were prevalent at the time, reflecting both the local culture and the early Western interest in indigenous medical practices. The opening of the text begins with a transcriber’s notice and a preface by George Playfair, who shares his motivation for translating this ancient work after 26 years of medical practice in India. He expresses a desire to make known the beneficial effects of various native medicines that Western pharmacology could not address. He reflects on the challenges he faced during translation, aiming to remain true to the original text for proper reference and understanding of these remedies. The subsequent text introduces various medicinal plants, detailing their properties and suggested uses, indicating a comprehensive guide to the flora's therapeutic applications in traditional Indian medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aMateria medica -- India
653			_aMedicine, Ayurvedic
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53755
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