This is the introductory article to a series which will contain a full explanation and exposure of patent-medicine methods, and the harm done to the public by this industry, founded mainly on fraud and poison.

An illustrated compendium of information on plants and their diverse therapeutic properties and benefits brings together folklore, scientific research, and medical theory to describe hundreds of plants and their origins.--

This volume consists of a selection of English translations from the writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández (1515-87).

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Arzneimittel / USA.