Author: TORTI, FR.- PRIZE BINDING
Title: Therapeutice specialis ad febres periodicas perniciosas. B.u.w. 2) Idem, Responsiones Jatro - apologeticae ad criticam dissertationem de abusu chinae chinae mutinensibus medicis perperam objecto a clarissimo quondam viro Bernardino Ramazzino.
Description: Francfurti & Lipsiae, In Officina Fleischeriana, 1756. 4to. 2 vols. in 1. W. 1 folding engr. plate [depicting the tree of fevers, vol. I, p. 423]. Mid19th century brown half. mor., over pebbled paper brds., spine elaborately gilt. [Prize binding on spine 'H. Bonnet. Prix de l'ecole pratique MDCCCXLIII' (LXIV, 496, 200 pp.). (Some scattered foxing and browning throughout, pp. LVII - LXIV (part 1), 97 - 105 (part 2), some watersp. in blank margins.). Capperoni, 86/8: Ferchl 430: Comp. Waring I, 340 a.o.pl.: Blake, p. 456: Comp. Waller 9641 (ed 1712]: Osler 4116 [first ed.]Hirsch vol. V, p. 613: 'Classisches Werk über Wechselfiber und die therapeutische Wirksamkeit der Chinarinde.': Torti advocates the use of quinine for the first time in fighting intermittent fevers, not, as was usual, as a general medicine. Comp. G&M. 5231: (on the first edition 1712) 'Torti's work finally established the specific nature of cinchona bark. His demonstration of its effectiveness in periodic over continuous fevers finally overthrew the doctrine of the common origin of all fevers. He is also credited with the introduction of the word "malaria".' ad 2: A reply to Ramazinni about the misuse of quinine, by the scholar who promoted quinine against malaria fever. He coined the word malaria for the disease. (Garrison).: Waring I, 341: Blake, p. 456:

Keywords: medical pharmacology history W31