Antique Original Lithograph print Pharmacology Herbal Medicine for Indigestion Bitter Wood Kohler

Information: Herman Adolph Köhler, [1883-1914] Medizinal Pflanzen, was published in 1887 in Gera, an east-central German city south of Leipzig. The set of four volumes was a noteworthy achievement and included plants of medicinal interest from several European nations. It was described by Sitwell and Blunt as "From the botanical standpoint the finest and most useful series of illustrations of medicinal plants." Köhler's Medizinal Pflanzen was edited by Gustav Pabst, a German botanist and published by Gera-Untermhaus.

The remarkable feature of the publication is its nearly 300 finely detailed illustrations, expertly drawn by the artists L. Müeller and C.F. Schmidt, which were skillfully rendered by K. Gunther in chromolithography.

Date: 1887

Source: Medizinal Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte

Volume: I

Plate No.: 151

Description: Bitter Wood [Quassia amara] Quassia is a plant. The wood is used as medicine. Quassia is used for treating an eating disorder called anorexia, indigestion, constipation, and fever. It is also used to rid the intestines of various kinds of worms; as a tonic or purgative; and as a mouthwash.

Print method: Chromolithograph

Condition: Very good to Excellent

Size of Print: 295 x 225 mm. (approximately 11 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches)

References: Nissen bbl 1085; Sitwell. Sacheverell “Great Flower Books 1700-1900 pp 108

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