Medicina Britannica, or, A treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain
Subtitle: containing a particular account of their nature, virtues, and uses : together with the observations of the most learned physicians, as well ancient as modern, communicated to the late ingenious Mr. Ray, and the learned Dr. Sim. Pauli
By: by Tho. Short. To which is added, an appendix containing the true preparation, preservation, uses and doses of most forms of remedies necessary for private families
Contributors: Bartram, John, 1699-1777
Edition: 3rd ed
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 80574
Publisher: London printed, Philadelphia re-printed and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall
Published: 1751
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: Medicinal plants -- Great Britain; Medicinal plants -- Pennsylvania; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Great Britain; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Pennsylvania
Other titles: Medicina Britannica; Treatise on such physical plants as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain
Notes: "Adapted more especially to the occasions of those, whose condition or situation of life deprives them, in a great measure, of the helps of the learned."

"With a preface by John Bartram, botanist of Pennsylvania, and his notes throughout the work, shewing the places where many of the described plants are to be found in those parts of America, their differences in name, appearance and virtue, from those of the same kind in Europe; and an appendix, containing a description of a number of plants peculiar to America, their uses, virtues, &c."

Sabin, 80574

Microfiche. Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, 1999. 5 microfiches : negative. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time ; fiche 30467-30471)