Excerpt from A Text Book of Materia Medica, Being an Account of the More Important Crude, Drugs of Vegetable and Animal Origin, Designed for Students of Pharmacy and MedicineThe general arrangement of the subject-matter has been retained, but in' several cases sections have been united or divided. The correct pronunciation of a number of Latin plant names has been indicated by marking the-quantities of the syllables.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.