WEPFER Johann Jakob, Cicutae aquatice historia et noxae.

Cicutae aquatice historia et noxae.

Commentario illustrata, a Joh. Jacobo Wepfero Med. Doct. Scaphusiano. Basileae 1679; apud Joh. Rodolphum König. Imprimebat Joh. Rodolphus Genathius. (22.5 x 18 cm), p. [8], p. 336, p. [4], 4 full-page woodcuts. (engravings), 1 view of the "Donau-Strand", decorative vignettes and initials, period binding, gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
A work on the history and harmfulness of water hemlock, a deadly poison used in antiquity and the Middle Ages. Includes a view of the Donau-Strand and Donaueschingen. Johann Jakob Wepfer (1620-1695) - Swiss pathologist and pharmacologist; he became famous for his work on the vascular anatomy of the brain and the study of cerebrovascular diseases. Wapfer made major contributions in the fields of pharmacology and toxicology - in addition to hemlock, he conducted experiments on the toxicity of hellebore and monkshood, among others; he warned against the use of arsenic, antimony and mercury in medicine. Good condition, rubbing of binding, on pages in places non. traces of browning. 9200/18