{"product_id":"from-the-peruvian-andes-to-european-medicine","title":"From the Peruvian Andes to European medicine","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eCarl Christian Klein (ed.); Christian Gottlob Gmelin; Hipólito Ruiz López; et. al.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbhandlungen und Versuche über die Ratanhia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStuttgart, F.C. Löfflund; Wien, C. Gerold, 1819.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e8°. \u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[6], XXXVII, [1], 170 pp. With 1 large folding engraved and hand-coloured plate of \u003ci\u003eKrameria triandra\u003c\/i\u003e (32 x 22 cm). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eContemporary marbled paper boards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003eRare early monograph on the medicinal properties and therapeutic application of the South American ratanhia, the root of \u003ci\u003eKrameria triandra\u003c\/i\u003e, a shrub native to the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes. The reddish-brown root, valued for its strongly astringent qualities, was widely employed in early nineteenth-century medicine for inflammations of the gums and oral mucosa, especially stomatitis and pharyngitis, and was commonly administered as a gargle or topical preparation. Ratanhia later also gained prominence in homeopathic practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe volume was edited by the Stuttgart physician Carl Christian Klein and incorporates an abridged German translation of Hipólito Ruiz López’s account of the plant’s discovery in Peru, together with chemical analyses by the noted chemist Christian Gottlob Gmelin. Additional contributions by Renard, Juch, Flacho, Karpe, Vogel, and others document contemporary clinical observations and pharmaceutical experiments relating to the plant’s efficacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA fine botanical plate illustrates the species in detail, including root structure and floral characteristics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eContition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eBinding somewhat worn, lower spine with partially removed paper label. First part of contents foxed. Folding plate partially slightly toned. Otherwise in good condition.\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53688866406743,"sku":null,"price":1900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/9248\/9647\/files\/76c9c9a2-1126-47f5-b96d-34756bbc597b.png?v=1780390181","url":"https:\/\/artemrarebooks.com\/products\/from-the-peruvian-andes-to-european-medicine","provider":"Artem Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}