Observations on the properties and effects of the expressed oil of the seed of Croton tiglium; together with the botanical history, and a correct coloured engraving of the plant / [John Frost].

  • Frost, John, 1803-1840.
Date:
1827
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the properties and effects of the expressed oil of the seed of Croton tiglium; together with the botanical history, and a correct coloured engraving of the plant / [John Frost]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I OBSERVATIONS, fyc. $t\ Vide London Medical Repository, Vol. 17, page 461, It has been observed, with great truth, that “ most of our new discoveries in the Materia Medica, have turned out to be no more than the revival and adaptations of an¬ cient practicesit becomes our duty, there¬ fore, whenever a new medicine is introduced amongst us, to enquire into its history, and to discover, if possible, whether it has ever been popular in former times, or in other countries; and to learn from what cause it has fallen into neglect and disrepute. The expressed oil of the seed of Croton Tiglium has lately excited much attention in this metropolis, on account of the peculiar properties which it possesses. The first correct account we have of this