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Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Amsterdam, En casa de J. Oosterwyck, 1719. Hardcover. Good. [Early Mexican Medicine: Herbal Therapy.] 2nd edition, an exact reprint of the 1712 Mexican first ed., published in the Netherlands seven years later. 4to. Bound in contemporary vellum. Minor worming. [38], 521 pages. Lacking leaves Ff2-3. Esteyneffer as a Silesian born Jesuit missionary. He studied pharmacy in Brno and was sent to Chihuahau in New Spain to care for sick and elderly missionaries. In 1712 he compiled the Florilegio Medicinal, which combined European and traditional Mexican medicine. The Florilegio focused heavily on indigenous herbs and medicinals. It is composed of three books or sections: Medicine, Surgery, and Drugs. Interestingly, it recommended cannabis (canamo) for nursing mothers, 233 p. Florilegio Medicinal's popularity resulted in the reprinting of this medical guide four times during the 18th century and again in the 19th and 20th century. It was still being used as late as the 1970's by some… Read More