Experiments and observations on the cortex salicis latifoliae, or broad-leafed willow bark; illustrated by a coloured plate. Interspersed with general observations and remarks on the different species of the cinchona, &c. General history and progressive introduction of the salix latifolia; with a variety of experiments, tending to elucidate its properties. Illustrated by cases demonstrating its superior efficacy above the cinchonae in various diseases, more particularly that branch of the healing art termed medical surgery / by G. Wilkinson.
A medical treatise by the surgeon George Wilkinson, printed for the author at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1803, arguing that broad-leafed willow bark outperformed cinchona in treating fevers and rheumatic complaints, written for physicians and surgeons. The single hand-coloured botanical plate shows willow twigs, catkins and strips of peeled bark in soft greens and browns against cream, and the copy also carries green-and-black marbled boards and a pen-drawn ex libris wreath.
