A manual of materia medica and therapeutics : including the preparations of the pharmacopœias of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. With many new medicines / by J. Forbes Royle.

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1847
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    the excellent Dispensatories of Dr. A. T. Thomson (t.) and of the late Dr. Duncan; also the “ Grundriss der Pharmakog- nosie des Pflanzenrcichcs,” and at a later period, the “ Lelir- buch der Pharmaceutischen Zoologie,” both of T. Martius, and the “ Medizinische Zoologie” of Brandt and Ratzeburg. Prom this work the zoological representations have been taken. On the present occasion he has not only referred to many of these writers, but has added a more particular examination of the Dublin Pharmacopoeia of 1826, that of London, 1836, and the revised Edinburgh, 1842, being the last of their respective Colleges. He has consulted Dr. Christison’s “ Dispensatory” (c.), 1842, for the preparations of the E. P., and Dr. M. Nelli- gan’s “Materia Medica,” (n.) 1844, for those which are peculiar to the D. P. The divisions of the old wine measure still used by the D. College are given at p. 5, where it is inadvertently stated that they still order the weighing of liquids. Their libra, when treating of liquids, means the old wine pint. Soubeiran’s “ Traite de Pharmacie” has also af- forded much valuable information ; and though among the last mentioned, not the least valuable, is Dr. Pereira’sm(p.) “Ele- ments of Materia Medica and Therapeutics,” 1st and 2nd ed. 1840 and 1842, which forms so extensive and accurate a Magazine of everything connected with Materia Medica. The Pharmaceutical Society, which promises to contribute so much improvement and accuracy to our Pharmacy, is often quoted by the title of its Journal, P. J., 1842-1846, as well as other Journals, Medical and Scientific. Among the authors principally consulted on the Therapeuti- cal mode of arrangement may be mentioned, Alibert, Barbier, Guersent, Trousseau and Piddoux, Bayle, “Travaux Thera- peutiques,” Murray’s and Dr. A. T. Thomson’s “ Elements of