| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/11 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 615 Hom |
| Title | Lecture notes of Dr. Francis Home taken by S. Crumpe on Materia Medica |
| Date | 1785 - 1786 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Description | Extracts from lectures delivered by Dr. Francis Home at Edinbrugh on the subject of materia medica, taken by S. Crumpe. Recorded as volume 1 on the title page. Donated by James McGrigor. Numbered from pages 1-154 and then 1-262 [on subject of alterative medicines] with an incomplete index on page 263. Begins with notes on 'Materia Medica Simplex'. Other subjects include:
Part 1:
Flowers and juice of flowers (page 3)
Drink (page 32)
Sulphur (page 103)
Emetics (page 128)
Part 2:
Acids, minerals (page 20)
Antiseptics (page 32)
Galbanum (page 92)
Antimony (page 106)
Camphor (page 124)
Pharmacy, mechanical and chemical (page 191)
'Extractum Cathart.', with notes on jalap (page 232). |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | 1 volume (0.04 linear metres) |