The universal pharmacopoeia; or, practical formulary of hospitals, both British and foreign / [H. Milne-Edwards].

  • Henri Milne-Edwards
Date:
1839
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    efficacious formule, and to offer to students and practitioners a chart in which they will find, with facility, the best remedial means. It cannot be expected to find all the pre- scriptions hitherto published, but choice ex- amples which fulfil the principal objects in therapeutics. The work has been most favourably received in foreign countries, and cannot fail to obtain as great Lee Sa in this kingdom. The translation ‘of this BOS from French into Latin and English, was a troublesome undertaking. The names of vast. num- ber of medicines, seldom employed in this country, were given in popular French; and were to be rendered strictly scientific. To effect this, much research was necessary, and a vast deal of reference inevitable, which might have been avoided, were the scientific names given in the original text. It was however, considered right to give a literal translation in English and Latin. This will account for the simplicity of the directions as to the doses and modes of administration, of medicines. It is also to be recollected that many of the prescriptions were in- tended for hospital, and not for private e
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