Respondent: Johan Peter Westring (1753–1833)

Title: ... de Ledo palustri, ...

Date of Defense: 25 October 1775

Paginations: [ii], [1], 2-18

Lidén Title: Ledum palustre.

Soulsby Title: Ledum

Drake Title: De Ledo Palustri.

Note:

Abstract: An essay on the botany and history, as well as the medicinal and pharmacological properties, associated with the shrub of northern bogs, Ledu palustre L. (Ericaceae), noting that its aromatic odor is offensive to most insects and herbivorous animals and reporting its alleged effectiveness in the treatment of leprosy in Kamtschatka.

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