Stories
- Article
Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
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Plant portraits
The beautiful and mysterious illustrations in medieval herbals convey a wealth of knowledge about the plants they portray.
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Hunting lost plants in botanical collections
A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Pharmacopoeias
Date: mid-18th centuryReference: MS.6164- Books
Pharmacopoeias and formularies / Harkishan Singh.
Singh, Harkishan, 1928-Date: 1994
- Books
- Online
Pharmacopoeias as witness of world history / George Urdang.
Urdang, George, 1882-1960.Date: [1900?]- Books
Pharmacopoeias, national and international : whence and whither? / by Sir Frank Hartley.
Hartley, Frank, Sir.Date: 1982- Books
Pharmacopoeias and related literature in Britain and America, 1618-1847 / David L. Cowen.
Cowen, David L.Date: [2001], ©2001