Excerpt from Pharmacopeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London from 1851 on Calomel
Item
Title
Excerpt from Pharmacopeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London from 1851 on Calomel
Subject
Medicine; Victorian; English; Pharmacopeia; Calomel
Description
This is an excerpt taken from the Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians, of London in 1851 showing the use and composition of Chloride of Mercury, of calomel. Which states it’s use as an “extremly effective purgative,”
Creator
Royal College of Physicians of London, illustrations by Richard Phillips
Date
1851
Place
London, England
Type
Excerpt from book
Source
Wellcome Collection
Publisher
Highley and Son, Royal College of Physicians of London
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Book, page 310, 23cm
Contributor
Nixie Young
