| Reference number | CLP/10ii/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A short account of the different kinds of ipecacuanha by Dr [James] Douglass [Douglas] |
| Date | [1728] |
| Description | Paper by Douglas describing four different kinds of ipecacuanha, also referred to as vomiting root. Douglas describes the composition, appearance, and origins of each type. The black and white types come from Brazil, the brown type from Cartagena in New Granada [now Colombia], and the grey type from Peru.
Subject: Botany
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A short account of the different kinds of ipecacuanha'.
Read to the Royal Society on 14 November 1728. |
| Extent | 32p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | JBO/14 p256 |
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1729.0020
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 36 (1729), p 15 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5719 | Douglas; James (1675 - 1742); physician | 1675 - 1742 |