The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London / Translated into English, with notes ... by Thomas Healde.

Date:
1796
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Credit: The pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London / Translated into English, with notes ... by Thomas Healde. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( + ) principal wifh that .every chemical matter, applicable to the practice of Phyfic, fhould be introduced by us, not only freed from error, .but more perfect and neat, as well as more fcientifically digefted and arranged, than had been uftial among us. All our care was not, however, fo far wafted on this very difficult part of our work as to negledt other things, or only touch on them curforily and by chance; as the compofition of each Me- dicine ,was feparately and carefully weighed j in order that if any thing was found deficient it might be added,—if too much, or redun- dant, taken away. Nor have we made any fcruple in executing this duty, to cut off whole formulas when of little ufe, and to infert others more ufe.ful,—in fuch a manner, however, that no new remedy has been fondly adopted, no one, in conftant ufe and practice, rejected. Great care has been taken that very few traces ftiould remain of anile fuperftition 5 and, if any thing unneceflary, or of little ufe, be fcattered here and there, we have thought it* better to leave our fucceflors to ' - ” 3 * correct