Peter P Good
'A Materia Medica: Animalia' offers a detailed exploration into the medicinal properties of substances derived from the animal kingdom. This comprehensive work, originally published in the 19th century, delves into the scientific analysis, natural history, and chemical composition of products obtained from beasts, birds, fishes, and insects, examining their uses in medical practice.Peter P. Good meticulously catalogs a wide array of animal-derived substances, providing insights into their therapeutic applications. This book serves as a valuable historical resource for understanding traditional medicinal practices and the role of animal-based remedies in the history of pharmacology. It appeals to historians of science and medicine, pharmacologists, and anyone interested in the historical intersection of natural history and medical science.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
