Experiments and observations on a new species of bark, showing its great efficacy in very small doses : also a comparative view of the powers of the red and quilled bark ; being an attempt towards a general analysis and compendious history of the valuable genus of cinehona, or the Peruvian bark.
- Kentish, Richard.
- Date:
- 1784
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Experiments and observations on a new species of bark, showing its great efficacy in very small doses : also a comparative view of the powers of the red and quilled bark ; being an attempt towards a general analysis and compendious history of the valuable genus of cinehona, or the Peruvian bark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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