Dossier: Materia medica and pharmacy. From medicinal virtues to the active principles of plants

Authors

  • Márcia H.M. Ferraz CESIMA, PUC-SP
  • Patricia Aceves Pastrana Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco
  • Ana M. Alfonso-Goldfarb CESIMA, PUC-SP

Abstract

The papers included in the present dossier were selected for a symposium held at the 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Science (ICHSTM), Manchester, 2013. They deal with different aspects of the transition from the traditional notions of simple drugs and material principles to the modern idea of active principles, as reflected in the specialized literature, namely, works on materia media, pharmacy, pharmacopoeia, pharmacology and therapeutics.

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Published

2015-12-11

Issue

Vol. 16 (2015)

Section

Dossier: Materia medica and pharmacy: from the medicinal virtues to the active principles of plants

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