Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses
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WITHERING, William. An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses: with Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and Other Diseases. Birmingham: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785. 1st ed. xx,[1],207,[1, advertisement]pp. Large hand-colored folding frontis. Later cloth, gold-ruled spine, housed in custom cloth folding box. Very good or better. Grolier 49. Garrison-Morton 1836. Norman 2255. Blake, p.493. Osler 4261. Waller 10378. Cushing W254. Presentation inscription on title page: "Mr. Chevasse from the Author." Final 3 letters of "Author" cropped by binder. A pharmacological classic. Withering established correct doses of digitalis and made the drug safe for treatment of congestive heart failure and edema. Over ten years, withering derived what he believed to be the optimum quantity of a single dose.
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