The Materia medica in 18th Century Jesuit Pharmacies. Between Tradition and Innovation Cover Image

Materia medica w aptekach jezuickich XVIII wieku. Między tradycją a innowacją
The Materia medica in 18th Century Jesuit Pharmacies. Between Tradition and Innovation

Author(s): Andrea Mariani
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Health and medicine and law, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Society of Jesus; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; pharmacy history; galenism (humoralism); chemiatry;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the materia medica preserved in the Jesuit pharmacies on the basis of the inventories of the colleges issued after the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773. The author tries to answer to three questions: 1) about the level of Jesuit pharmacy against the background of 18th century science, 2) about the contribution of Jesuit apothecaries to the development of pharmaceutics in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 3) about the importance of Jesuit pharmacies within the social and religious activity of the Order.

  • Issue Year: 46/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 53-88
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish