[Our medicinal preparations in the mid-19th century. Part II--Galenical preparations]

Ceska Slov Farm. 2012 Aug;61(4):178-84.
[Article in Czech]

Abstract

This part discusses the galenical preparations in the supplemented Fourth Edition of the Austrian Pharmacopoeia (1836) and compares them with the preparations presented in the Fifth Edition (1855). These preparations are divided, according to their consistence, into three groups--liquid, semi-solid and solid. The text also presents the then Czech terms according to A. Jandous. The discussion summarizes the differences between the both mentioned editions of the Austrian Pharmacopoeia and some other peculiarities are confronted with other professional literature of the period.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Austria
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / history*
  • History, 19th Century
  • Pharmacopoeias as Topic / history*