Microscopic pharmacognosy. By W. Mansfield, A.M., Phar.D., Ph.G. Pp. x +211. London: Chapman & Hall; New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1929. 15s
โ Scribed by Lubatti, O. F.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1930
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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โฆ Synopsis
The best fenturc of t,lic book is tlie drawings, n.hic11 nre good. They einpliasisc tlie dingnostic chnrnctcrs of the drugs, nlinost rliagri~~nmaticnlly a t times, The nutlior states tlirit tlic drawings ltnvc been ninde to scnle, but tlic mngnificat.ion is not stntcd ; there arc no incnsurcmcnts of stnrcli grains, hairs, glands, nnil otlier tlistinctivc fentures.
Oiily 30 out of about 90 regctablc drngs of tlic B.P. nrc dcalt with ; in several cases, cvcn then, thc
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