William Withering: the introduction of digitalis into medical practice.

New York:: Paul D. Hoeber, 1936., 1936. 20 cm. Sm. 8vo. xi, [1], 131 pp. 8 plates. Navy gilt-stamped cloth. Bookplate of Frederick A. Frye. Very good+. William Withering FRS was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and first systematic investigator of the bioactivity of digitalis. He trained as a physician and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. Withering is best known for his treatise An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses (1785), which provided a detailed description of the use of foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) to treat dropsy (edema), a condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in soft tissues. / Louis Harry Roddis was born in Cherokee County, Iowa. He was educated in Osakis, Minnesota and later received both a Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctorate from the University of Minnesota. Upon completion of his medical degree, Roddis entered the United States Navy, in which he served for nearly 37 years and attained the rank of Captain. During his Naval career, Roddis distinguished himself as both a doctor and a naval historian. – Waring Historical Library, South Carolina.