A medical bouquet. Poppies, cinchona and willow

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 176-179

  Fleming, L W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aspirin; Cinchona; Malaria; Medical history; Morphine; Opium; Poppy; Quinine; Salicin; Willow

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CINCHONA ALKALOID; CINCHONA EXTRACT; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUININE; SALICIN; SALICYLIC ACID;

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PLANT; SHORT SURVEY; TREE;

EID: 0033376219     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309904400609     Document Type: Short Survey

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