An Account of the Foxglove and Its Medical Uses 1785-1985

Incorporating a facsimile of William Withering's `An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses' (1785)

By: Jeffrey K. Ed. Aronson, J. K. Aronson, Aronson

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Hardcover | 13 February 1986

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436 Pages

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This unique two-part discussion of foxglove--the herb from which digitalis is derived--features a facsimile of William Withering's classic "An Account of Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses," complete with explanatory notes interpreting this eighteenth century text for the modern reader. The second part of the book, written by J.K. Aronson, co-author of the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology, includes an introduction to the botany and pharmacology of foxgloves, their therapeutic uses before Withering, a short biography of Withering, an account of 18th century medical practices, and finally a review of the uses of digitalis in modern medicine.

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`This book is a delight, from start to finish, touching upon all manner of fascinating topics...a most enjoyable text.' New Scientist `so well-written, so thoroughly researched and so full of fresh material...the Oxford pharmacologist has written a classic about a classic.' Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

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