COMPLETION OF THE FOURTH EDITION OF PEREIRA’S ELEMENTS OF MATERIA
MEDICA, REVISED BY DR. A. S. TAYLOR AND DR. G. 0. REES.
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PEREIRA’S ELEMENTS
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MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS.
the FOURTH EDITION, greatly improved, including notices oe
MOST OE THE MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES IN USE IN THE CIVILISED WORLD, AND FORMING
an ENCYCLOPAEDIA oe MATERIA MEDICA.
REVISED AND ENLARGED PRINCIPALLY PROM THE AUTHOR’S MATERIALS BY
ALEBED S. TAYLOB, M.D. &c. and G. OWEN BEES, M.D. &c.
rDHE Fourth Edition of D,r. Pereira’s Elements
-*- of Materia Medica is now complete. The con¬
tents have not only undergone revision, but there
lias been a re-arrangement of the subjects, so that
they are now placed more in accordance with the
original plan of the author. The second part of the
second volume is increased by nearly one hundred
pages of new matter. There are twenty new articles,
an 1 fifteen additional illustrations. The improve¬
ments made by Dr. Carson, in the American edi¬
tion, have been adopted by the Editors, and
the Pharmacopoeias of Norway and the United States
have been laid under contribution for numerous
medicinal preparations. To give some idea of the
extent of the Elements of Materia Medica, it may
be mentioned that the fourth edition comprises up¬
wards of two thousand six hundred pages, five
hundred and eighty-six articles of Materia Medica,
and four hundred and seventy-eight wood-engra¬
vings.
1AACH of the three divisions of the work is furnished with a copious separate INDEX, so
that every particular relating to any substance or agent used in Medicine may be instantly
ascertained by any person able to read. Full and elaborate tables prefixed to each volume exhibit
its contents in scientific order for the use of educated or professional readers. The following
selections indicate inadequately the extent and variety of the subjects, and the general arrange¬
ment ; they convey no idea of the fullness and plainness with which each article is treated.
Light — Darkness — Heat — Cold — Electricity —
Magnetism—Food—Exercise — Climate— Modes of
ascertaining the Effects of Medicine — Active Forces
of Medicines — Changes effected in Medicine by the
Organism — Physiological Effects of Medicines —
Therapeutical Effects of Medicines — Parts to which
Medicines are Applied — Classification of Medicines
— Remedies acting on the Organs of Respiration—
Remedies acting on the Nervous System-Remedies
acting on the Digestive Organs — Remedies acting
on the Perspiratory System—Remedies acting on the
Sexual Organs — Water — Distilled Waters — Sea
Water —Mineral Waters—Plumbago—Carbonic Acid
— Borax — Phosphorus — Sulphur — Sulphuric Acid
— Chlorine — Iodine — Bromine — Nitrogen, and its
Compounds with Oxygen and Hydrogen — Ammonia
— Potash- Soda—Soap—Rosin—Lime — Magnesia —
Alumen — Chromic Acid — Manganese — Arsenic —
A ntimony— Bismuth—Zinc —Tin — Lead — Iron and
its Compounds—Copper—Mercury— Silver-Gold-
Platinum—Irish Moss-Corsican Moss—Wall Lichen
— Yeast or Barm — Mushroom — Champignon —
Maidenhair—Rice—Oats—Darnel —W heat Bread
jiye—Ergot of Rye — Sugar - Sugar-Cane — Sago -
Areca-Nut—Saffron -Hellebore—Aloes-IndianAloes
— Squill — Garlic — Saffron Crocus — Arrow -Root —
Ginger—Turmeric—Vanilla — Sarsaparilla—Turpen¬
tine—Oil of Turpentine—Tar—Savin—Willow—Gall,
or Dyer’s Oak—Cork—Hemp — Hop — Black Pepper
—White Pepper—Cubeb Pepper—Croton Oil—Castor
Oil—Snake-Root — Cinnamon — Laurel — Nutmeg—
Rhubarb — Peppermint — Horehound — Foxglove —
Deadly Nightshade—Thornapple—Tobacco (Virginia)
Potato—Tea— Coffee — Cocoa — Chocolate — Scam-
mony—Jalap— Gentian — Nux Vomica, or Strychnia
— Olive — Manna — Storax — Benzoic Acid — Gutta
Percha—Indian Tobacco — Elecampane — Dandelion
—Chicory—Valerian—Ipecacuanha—Dover’s Powder
—Bark (Cinchona)—Elder — Caraway — Coriander—
Assafœtida — Ammonia — Galbanum — Hemlock —
Colocynth—Wild Cucumber—Clove—Pomegranate-
Almond—Prussic Acid—Almond Milk—Wild Cherry
— Red Rose — Bean — Balsam — Vetch — Acacia —
Logwood—Senna —Copaiva— Poison Oak — Myrrh —
Rue—Angustura Bark—Oxalic Acid — Tartaric Acid
—Gin—Brandy—Spirits of Wine—Ethyle — Ether —
Methylated Spirits — Acetic Acid — Chloroform —
Gamboge—Lemon-Tree and Fruit—Orange-Tree and
Fruit —Mallow—Flax — Violet — Horse Raddish —
Poppy— Opium — Laudanum — Morphia — Cocculus
Indiens— Black Hellebore—Monkshood—Geranium
—Creasote—Sponge—Oyster— Leeches— Spanish Fly
—Cochineal—Honey — Isinglass — Cod Liver Oil —
Musk Animal—Stag—Ox—Beaver—Badger—Tabular
View of the History and Literature of Materia
Medica.
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