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Consist of various contributions from the members of the Royal College of Physicians, and of more particular interest, the chemist Paraclesus, this is one of the first published pharmacoepia's of London. It includes symptoms of diseases and ailments,…

Hohenheim, also known as Paraclesus, shortly discusses a controversial yet popular herb Guaiacum, known for its medicinal properties brought from the Americas to Europe. The guaiacum was believed to be useful in the disease syphillis by many…

Considered one of the greatest pharmacoepias in history, Cordus describes various plants, using primarily text, and establishes many of the practical and medical uses of various plants discovered.

Influenced by past Botanists such as Fuchs, Dodoens establishes a great number of images of herbals and their properties. Compared to other herbals, Dodoens groups and classifies many of herbs based on their similar qualities. In addition, he lists…

This extensive collection that consists of 78 chapters consists of the aspects of the Aztec life before and up to the conquest of the Spanish Empire. Duran records the crucial aspects of Aztec life, including the various kings, gods, the customs and…

Although not discovered until about the 1800s, Servetus builds on but argues against Dioscoride's Materia Medica. Servetus discusses his own medicinal recipes.

5 volume encyclopedia that is the first modern attempt to describe all animals known in the Rennaissance

A volume devoted to insects and other invertebrates

Illustrated essay on the nature, cultivation, and benefits of the cochineal insect

A manuscript which outlines all aspects of life, to inlcude the natural history of New Spain with the help of native artisans