TY - BOOK AU - DeVos,Paula S. TI - Compound Remedies: Galenic Pharmacy from the Ancient Mediterranean to New Spain SN - 9780822987949 AV - RS67 U1 - 615.10972 PY - 2020/// CY - PIttsburgh PB - University of Pittsburgh Press KW - Galen-Influence KW - Alchemy-Mexico-History KW - Materia medica-Mexico-History KW - Naturopathy-Mexico-History KW - Pharmacy-Mexico-History KW - Traditional medicine-Mexico-History KW - Drugs-Dosage forms-Mexico-History KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - A Unique History of the Galenic Pharmaceutical Tradition in New Spain UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=28302488 ER -