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Medicina Britannica, or A treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain: containing a particular account of their nature, virtues, and uses ; together with the observations of the most learned physicians, as well ancient as modern, communicated to the late ingenious Mr. Ray, and the learned Dr. Sim. Pauli ; adapted more especially to the occasions of those, whose condition or situation of life deprives them, in a great measure, of the helps of the learned

Collection:
Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920
Alternate Title(s):
Treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain
Author(s):
Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772
Contributor(s):
Bartram, John, 1699-1777
Paulli, Simon, 1603-1680
Ray, John, 1627-1705
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer
Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer
Muhlenberg, H. H. (Hiester Henry), 1812-1886, former owner
Publication:
[Philadelphia] : London printed : Philadelphia re-printed, and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the post-office, in Market-Street, MDCCLI [1751]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Botany
Plants, Medicinal
Phytotherapy
Genre(s):
Popular Works
Handbooks
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
Extent:
xx, 339, [1], 40, 7, [1] p.
Edition:
The third edition ; with a preface by Mr. John Bartram, botanist of Pennsylvania, and his notes throughout the work, shewing the places where many of the described plants are to be found in these parts of America, their differences in name, appearance and virtue, from those of the same kind in Europe ; and an appendix, containing a description of a number of plants peculiar to America, their uses, virtues, &c
NLM Unique ID:
2571063R (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2571063R