Materia medica; or, A description of simple medicines generally us'd in physick; ... : with an appendix, shewing the nature and use of mineral waters. / Written originally by the learned Monsieur Tournefort, ... ; faithfully translated into English.

  • Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708.
Date:
1716
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Materia medica; or, A description of simple medicines generally us'd in physick; ... : with an appendix, shewing the nature and use of mineral waters. / Written originally by the learned Monsieur Tournefort, ... ; faithfully translated into English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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