Tralles, Balthasar Ludwig

Usus Opii Salubris et Noxibus, In Morborum Medela, Solidis et CertisPrincipiis Superstructus

Vratislaviae [Breslau]: Joannis Ernesti Meyeri, 1757; 1759; 1760; 1762 Remarkably comprehensive treatise on the medicinal uses of opium, a survey of all literature and experiments, etc. Tralles (1708-97) was a scrupulous observer whose works were held in high esteem. The Usus Opii... is his classic work. "In this comprehensive treatise on the uses of opium, [Tralles] reviews the history of its use as a therapeutic, gives a chemical analysis of its properties, and goes on to discuss its healthful and harmful applications in treating such problems as hemorrhages, fevers, pain, epilepsy, dysentery, and mental illness. He also describes the treatment of victims of accidental or intentional poisoning" (Heirs of Hippocrates). Tralles also published books on inoculation, fevers, and obesity, as well as works in mathematics, physics, and literature (OPIUM) First Edition. 4 parts in two vols vols., 4to. . Contemporary tree calf, gilt spines, red leather label, marbled edges. Without the portrait sometimes found. Beautiful copy. Heirs of Hippocrates 564; Blake p.458

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