Cargando…
Civil War pharmacy : a history /
"This book covers pharmacy during the American Civil War from four primary aspects: civilian pharmacy, including women's voluntary organizations; pharmacy in the Union; pharmacy in the Confederacy; and pharmacy on the battlefield and at sea. It gives a thorough overview of the professional...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2017.
|
| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Setting the Stage : Civilian Aspects of Pharmacy during the Civil War
- Civil War Pharmacy and Medicine : Comparisons and Contexts
- The State of Pharmacy in America, 1861
- Angels of Mercy : Women and Civil War Pharmacy
- Part II. Pharmacy in the Union
- The Principals : Medical Purveyors and Hospital Stewards
- The Supplies : Drug Distribution and Manufacturing
- The Ailments and Medicines : A Military Materia Medica and Therapeutics
- The Remedies of Choice : Calomel and Quinine
- Part III. Pharmacy on the Battlefield and at Sea : A Minority Report
- Battlefield Pharmacy
- Naval Pharmacy
- Part IV. Pharmacy in the Confederacy
- Administration
- Fighting More with Less
- The Materia Medica
- Epilogue: "The Consciousness of Duty Faithfully Performed" : An Appraisal of Civil War Pharmacy
- Bibliographical Essay
- Gallery of illustrations beginning on page ...
- Appendixes: A: Union and Confederate Standard Supply Tables
- B: Circular no. 3, Confederate States of America, Medical Purveyor¿s Office C: A Materia Medica for the South; A Selected List of Medicinal Substances from Porcher¿s Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests
- D: Medicine Chest Outfit for the U.S. Navy
- E: Circular No. 6
- F: How to Read and Fill a Civil War Prescription
- G: Some Common Prescriptions of the Civil War Period Including the Basic Syrups with Monographs on the Principal Substances: Alcohol, Cinchona, Hydrargyrum (Mercury), Opium, and Quinine.