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Withering W (1785)

An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses: with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases. London: J and J Robinson.

The full text of this book is available at Google Books

The editors are grateful to:

The Wellcome Trust for making available the portrait of William Withering (1741-1799).

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