Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India

Langue : anglais

Edité par Gyan Publishing House, 2021

8121223989 / 9788121223980

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Language: English. About The Book -: Colloquies on the simple and drugs of India is a work of great originality published inGoaon 10 April 1563 byGarcia de Orta, aPortugueseJewishphysician and naturalist, a pioneer oftropical medicine.Garcia de Orta's work is in dialogue format. It consists of a series of 57 conversations between Garcia de Orta and an imaginary colleague, Ruano, who is visiting India and wishes to know more about its drugs, spices and other natural products.In general, the drugs are considered in alphabetical order, but with exceptions. Each of the substances that comes up for discussion is dealt with fairly systematically: its identification and names in earlier texts, its source, its presence in trade, its medical and other uses. Many case histories are mentioned. The discussion ofAsiatic cholerais so complete and circumstantial that it constitutes a classic of clinical description.Digressions, more or less relevant, deal with Indian politics, the significance ofChina, the rivalries between Portugal and Spain in theSpice Islands. There are anecdotes aboutelephants,cobras, andmongoose. About The Author -: Garcia de Orta(orGarcia d'Orta) (1501 1568) was aPortugueseRenaissanceSephardi Jewishphysician, herbalist and naturalist. He was a pioneer oftropical medicine,pharmacognosyandethnobotany, working mainly inGoa, then a Portuguese overseas territory. Garcia de Orta used an experimental approach to the identification and the use of herbal medicines, rather than the traditional approach of using received knowledge. Hismagnum opuswas a book on simples (herbs used singly) and drugs published in 1563Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India, the earliest treatise on the medicinal and economic plants of India.Carolus Clusiustranslated it intoLatin, which was widely used as a standard reference text on medicinal plants. Garcia de Orta died before theGoa Inquisition, but in 1569, his sister was burnt at the stake for being asecret Jew, and based on her confession, his remains were later exhumed and burnt along with an effigy. Memorials recognizing his contributions have been built in both Portugal and India. The Title 'Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India written/authored/edited by Garcia Da Orta, Translated Clements Markham', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121223980 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 531 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 531.…

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Titre
Colloquies on the Simples & Drugs of India
Auteur
Garcia Da Orta, Translated Clements Markham
Éditeur
Gyan Publishing House
Année de publication
2021
État de l'article
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Paperback
Langue
anglais
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8121223989
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9788121223980

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