DeVos, Paula S. <br/><br/>
Compound Remedies :  Galenic Pharmacy from the Ancient Mediterranean to New Spain. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (404 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Simples and Their Powers in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 2. Election and Correction: Optimizing the Powers of Simples -- Chapter 3. Mixtion: Compounding Medicines in Galenic Pharmacy -- Chapter 4. Galenic Pharmacy and the Materia Medica of the Nahuas -- Chapter 5. The Development of Alchemical Pharmacy and the Chemico-Galenic Compromise -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Archival Sources for Data Collection -- Appendix 2. Textual Tradition of Galenic Pharmacy -- Appendix 3. Data Establishing the Significance of Mesue's Works in Galenic Pharmacy -- Appendix 4. Herrera Pharmacy Inventory: Abridged and Translated -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> A Unique History of the Galenic Pharmaceutical Tradition in New Spain. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822987949 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Galen-Influence.<br/>Alchemy-Mexico-History.<br/>Materia medica-Mexico-History.<br/>Naturopathy-Mexico-History.<br/>Pharmacy-Mexico-History.<br/>Traditional medicine-Mexico-History.<br/>Drugs-Dosage forms-Mexico-History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RS67 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.10972