Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Medical botany: or, Descriptions of the more important plants used in medicine, with their history, properties, and mode of administration.
Publication Details
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847 CE.
The author intended to update and correct the earlier works on American materia medica by Barton, Bigelow and Rafinesque, and to make this information available at a reasonable price. Digital facsimile from the Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8545 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/10722 |
| Author Bio Link | plants.jstor.org ↗ |
| External URL | medical-botany-or-descriptions-of-the-more-important-plants-used-in-medicine-with-their-history-properties-and-mode-of-administration |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Philadelphia