Volume 1

A general system of toxicology : or, a treatise on poisons, found in the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms, considered in their relations with physiology, pathology, and medical jurisprudence / by M.P. [sic] Orfila.

  • Orfila, Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure, 1787-1853.
Date:
1816-17
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Credit: A general system of toxicology : or, a treatise on poisons, found in the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms, considered in their relations with physiology, pathology, and medical jurisprudence / by M.P. [sic] Orfila. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT made to the Institute of France, Class of Physical and Ma^ thematical Sciences, upon a Manuscript entitled Toxicolo- gie Gen^rale, presented by M. Orfila. THE Class has charged us, M. M. Pinel, Percy, and myself, to examine a Manuscript, having for title Toxicologic Generale, which had been presented to it, by M. Orfila, Physician of the Faculty of Paris. This work is to consist of three volumes,* the two first of which will comprise the mineral poisons, and tlie third the vege- table and animal poisons. A complete Treatise on this subject was wanting to Medicine, and to Jurisprudence; those we already possess are either in- complete or incorrect: in some we seek in vain the means to understand the nature of poisons; in others, no description is found of the organic lesions produced by poisonous matters; and even the combination of all the particular information on this subject would be far from forming a collection that would be sufficient for all cases. It was necessary then, in order to compose a work on this subject, such as the present state of knowledge Inay allow, to institute a series of researches, very numerous and extremely de- licate : this is precisely what M. Orfila has had the courage to undertake, and what he proposes to follow up to the highest degree of perfection which he can possibly attain. • That is to say, two volumes in 8vo. each of which will be divided into two parts.