Vesalius, the China root epistle : a new translation and critical edition / Andreas Vesalius ; [translated and edited by] Daniel H. Garrison ; with added illustrations from the 1543 and 1555 De humani corporis fabrica.

"In this work on the discovery and therapeutic use of the china root in the treatment of syphilis, Vesalius described the first attempt to formulate methods of identification of an exotic drug. He also offered physicians an opportunity to determine whether or not a drug coming into common use m...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564 (Author)
Other Authors:	Garrison, Daniel H.
Other title:	Epistola, rationem modumque propinandi radicis Chynae decocti. English
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English Latin
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Galen. Dubois, Jacques, > 1478-1555. De humani corporis fabrica (Vesalius, Andreas) Human anatomy > Early works to 1800. Smilax > Therapeutic use. Botany, Medical. Medicinal plants. Anatomy. Materia medica, Vegetable. Medicine, Botanic. Smilax. Human anatomy. Early works.