An illustration of the genus Cinchona; comprising descriptions of all the officinal Peruvian barks, including several new species. Baron de Humboldt's account of the cinchona forests of South America; and Laubert's memoir on the different species of quinquina. To which are added several dissertations of Don Hippolito Ruiz on various medicinal plants of South America ... And a short account of the spikenard of the ancients
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- Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 - Contributor
- Laubert, Charles Jean, 1762-1834 - Contributor
- Ruiz, Hipólito, 1754-1816 - Contributor
Publication
1821 - Printed for J. Searle [etc.], London, England
Language
English
Word Count
45,250 words, Guess
Page Count
181 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveb30451115
- Open LibraryOL26669418M
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