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| First edition. Dissertation defended June 16th, 1762, by Johan Gustaf Acrel [1741-1801]. "A medico-zoological study of venomous snakes and snakebite poisoning. The skeletal and muscular anatomy of snakes' heads are discussed and figured. The symptoms of snakebites are given for many species, together with treatments for same. The uses of strychine and Polygala senega as antidotes, as well as olive oil, are documented"(Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). |
| * Hulth, pp. 123-4. Soulsby 2169. Drake, pp. 66-9. Sandermann Olsen, p. 6. |