An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

GRAVES, George

1 entries
  • 8662

Hortus medicus, or figures and descriptions of the more important plants used in medicine, or possessed of poisonous qualities; with their medical properties, chemical analysis, &c. &c. By George Graves. The chemical and medical departments by John Davie Morries.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black & London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1834.

This materia medica, with fine hand-colored plates, also includes and illustrates poisonous plants with detailed discussion of their properties.  It includes recommended dosages for pharmaceutical preparations. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.



Subjects: BOTANY › Medical Botany, PHARMACOLOGY › PHARMACEUTICALS › Materia medica / Herbals / Herbal Medicines, TOXICOLOGY