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Della theriaca et del mithridato libri due
- 1572
Maranta of Venosa's work on antidotes to poisons. Only engraved title page has been digitized at this time.
- Author Maranta, Bartolomeo, -1571
- Publisher Marcantonio Olmo
- Subject Toxicology
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College of Physicians
- 1724
- Publisher Bowles, John, 1701-1779
- Subject Medical offices, Royal College of Physicians of London, and Medicine
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Bleeding bowl
- 1752
Bowls like this one were used to catch the blood released by bleeding. The appearance of blood was a useful diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state. This large bowl was…
- Subject Phlebotomy, Blood, Bloodletting, and Medicine
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Can of Langlebert's Psyllium Seeds
- 1800s
Gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive dark blue lettering and decoration.The main label reads "LANGLEBERT'S PSYLLIUM SEEDS." The can is full of small brown psyllium seeds, a source of soluble dietary fiber.
- Manufacturer Ad. [Adolphe] Langlebert
- Subject Psyllium (Plants), Drugs, Psyllium products, Plantago psyllium, Medicine bottles, Victorian, Medicine bottles, Laxatives, and Ad. [Adolphe] Langlebert
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Surgeon operating on a man's foot
- At the Alchemist
- circa 1820 – circa 1870
In a small workshop a medical alchemist tends to the foot of a seated patient while the man's wife and child look on. At left, an assistant grinds a substance--likely a medicine or salve--in a small mortar and pestle.…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Medicine and art, and Medicine
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Notes on lecture by Matthieu Orfila in Paris
- 1834
Lecture notes recorded by Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre Stroehlin in Paris when he attended lectures given by Matthieu Orfila. The lectures are organized around specific chemicals, thus there are headings such as "Carbonates"…
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Drugs and medicines of North America
- A quarterly devoted to the historical and scientific discussion of the botany, pharmacy, chemistry and the therapeutics of the medicinal plants of North America, their constituents, products and sophistications
- 1884-Apr – 1887-Jun
Select plates digitized including drawings of plant specimens, maps illustrating locale of plant specimens as well as magnified illustrations of plant parts.
- Creator Lloyd, John Uri, 1849-1936 and Lloyd, C. G. (Curtis Gates), 1859-1926
- Subject Materia medica, Pharmacy, Phytogeography, Drugs, and Botany, Medical
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Portrait of Dr. Agnew
- circa 1889
This photogravure by Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd. reproduces Thomas Eakins' painting of Dr. Agnew lecturing to a crowd during surgery. Eakins depicted Dr. David Hayes Agnew lecturing during an operation before an audience…
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Plate No. 1: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts saffron, meadow-sweet, hedge-mustard, and hedge-nettle.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Stachys, Saffron crocus, and Rosaceae
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Plate No. 4: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts henbane, calamint, sage, and mustard.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Sage, Lamiaceae, Cruciferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Hyoscyamus niger
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Plate No. 5: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts thorn-apple, asparagus, marsh mallow, and hop.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Malvaceae, Hops, Asparagus, Medicine, Popular, Datura wrightii, Medicine, and Medicinal plants
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Plate No. 8: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts plantain, white poppy, pennyroyal, and bearsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Plantago, Cannon, Poppy, Hellebores, Lamiaceae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, and Medicine
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Plate No. 7: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts juniper, black currant, white horehound, and coltsfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Junipers, European black currant, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Coltsfoot, and Marrubium
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Plate No. 6: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts scurvy-grass, colchicum or meadow saffron, garlic, and horse-radish.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Lepidium oleraceum, Colchicum, Horse-radish, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Garlic
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Plate No. 15: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts bittersweet, chamomile, caraway, and Herb Robert.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject German chamomile, Bittersweet, Umbelliferae, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Geranium robertianum, and Medicine
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Plate No. 14: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts hemlock, barberry, elder, and oak.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Elders (Plants), Barberries, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Oak, and Poison hemlock
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Plate No. 3: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts stavesacre, golden rod, lime, and bear berry.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Delphinium, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Goldenrods, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Limes
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Plate No. 2: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts buckthorn, fennel, tansy, and wood sorrel.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Oxalis, Tanacetum vulgare, Fennel, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Buckthorns
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Plate No. 13: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts parsley, valerian, foxglove, and crowfoot.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Ranunculus acris, Valeriana officinalis, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Purple foxglove, and Parsley
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Plate No. 16: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts dill, peppermint, spurge-laurel, and black bryony.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Daphnes, Black bryony, Dill, Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Peppermint
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Plate No. 20: Poisonous Reptiles and Insects
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts a mad dog, scorpion, rattlesnake, tarantula, centipede, and copperhead.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Poisonous animals, Copperhead, Tarantulas, Rabies in dogs, Rattlesnakes, Medicine, Popular, Centipedes, Scorpions, and Medicine
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Plate No. 9: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts peony, St. John's wort, aconite or monkshood, and lily of the valley.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Hypericum, Peonies, Medicine, Popular, Monkshoods, Medicine, Lilies-of-the-valley, and Medicinal plants
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Plate No. 12: Medicinal Plants
- Part of The Book of Health
- 1898
Depicts mullein, rosemary, nettle, and deadly nightshade.
- Author Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-1904
- Publisher W.P. Mason
- Subject Rosemary, Mulleins, Belladonna (Plant), Medicine, Popular, Medicinal plants, Medicine, and Nettles
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Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925)
- circa 1900
Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925), an industrial chemist whose research concerning sugar refining, gas manufacturing, and chemical education greatly impacted public sanitation and health.
Charles…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, Public health, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, and Sanitation
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Agricultural Research Service Drug Laboratory
- 1901 – before 1928
General view of two employees at work in an Agricultural Research Service Drug Laboratory, with view of assorted laboratory glassware and apparatus. Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, such laboratories commonly…